Neelon, Ontario (1921 census)
Neelon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,528. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262426. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.494°N, 80.881°W.
Population
In 1921, Neelon had a population of 1,528: 808 male and 720 female residents.
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 was contained in Garson & Neelon, 1911 (50.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Neelon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,528 total population, 808 males in the population, 720 females in the population, 581 males born in Canada, 572 females born in Canada, 180 males born outside the British Empire, 106 females born outside the British Empire, 47 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 42 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 523 persons of French origin, 340 persons of British origin (English), 231 persons of Italian origin, 179 persons of Ukrainian origin, 71 persons of British origin (Irish), 64 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 36 persons of Austrian origin, 27 persons of Scandinavian origin, 15 persons of German origin, 14 persons of Polish origin, 8 persons of Finnish origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 981 Roman Catholics, 192 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 168 Presbyterians, 140 Anglicans (Church of England), 20 Methodists, 9 Baptists, 9 Lutherans, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146094— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146094— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262426
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). "Neelon, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/neelon-on146094-1921/.