Nairn, Ontario (1921 census)
Nairn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 203. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.322°N, 81.629°W.
Population
In 1921, Nairn had a population of 203: 122 male and 81 female residents. Population density was 5.6 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Nairn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 81 |
| POP M | 122 |
| POP TOT | 203 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 81 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 9 |
| BRIT BORN M | 15 |
| BRIT ENG | 116 |
| BRIT IRISH | 21 |
| BRIT OTHER | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 11 |
| CAN BORN F | 62 |
| CAN BORN M | 90 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 3 |
| EUR FINNISH | 19 |
| EUR FRENCH | 18 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 17 |
| LUTHERANS | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 31 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 33 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146093— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146093— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262415
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). "Nairn, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nairn-on146093-1921/.