Indian reserves, Ontario (1921 census)
Indian reserves was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,574. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.020°N, 88.393°W.
Population
In 1921, Indian reserves had a population of 1,574: 783 male and 791 female residents. Population density was 5.2 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Paipoonge, 1911 (0.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Nipigon, 1911 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Indian reserves shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 791 |
| POP M | 783 |
| POP TOT | 1,574 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 81 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 5 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 5 |
| CAN BORN F | 787 |
| CAN BORN M | 774 |
| CSD TYPE | R |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| INDIAN | 1,560 |
| OTHER SECTS | 117 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,371 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147035— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Indian reserves, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/indian-reserves-on147035-1921/.