Nelson, Ontario (1921 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,356. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.407°N, 79.858°W.
Population
In 1921, Nelson had a population of 3,356: 1,866 male and 1,490 female residents. Population density was 41.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,078 |
| 1861 | 4,559 |
| 1871 | 4,619 |
| 1881 | 3,340 |
| 1891 | 3,269 |
| 1901 | 2,776 |
| 1911 | 2,910 |
| 1921 | 3,356 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,490 |
| POP M | 1,866 |
| POP TOT | 3,356 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 890 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 90 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 239 |
| BRIT BORN M | 470 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,976 |
| BRIT IRISH | 559 |
| BRIT OTHER | 50 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 474 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,220 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,344 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 106 |
| EUR FRENCH | 19 |
| EUR GERMAN | 46 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 39 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 31 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 52 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 7 |
| INDIAN | 46 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,549 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 55 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 608 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 134 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117003— 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). "Nelson, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nelson-on117003-1921/.