Nepean, Ontario (1901 census)
Nepean was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,840. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6994612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.299°N, 75.781°W.
Population
In 1901, Nepean had a population of 5,840: 2,995 male and 2,845 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,800 |
| 1861 | 4,410 |
| 1871 | 5,069 |
| 1881 | 8,044 |
| 1891 | 11,401 |
| 1901 | 5,840 |
| 1911 | 5,170 |
| 1921 | 10,867 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bayswater Ottawa city part, 1911 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ottawa S Ottawa city part, 1911 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mechanicsville Ottawa city part, 1911 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Nepean shared boundaries with:
- Gloucester
- Goulburn
- Hintonburg, Village
- March
- North Gower
- Ottawa East, Village
- Ottawa, Central, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, Dalhousie, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, Victoria ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 5,840 total population, 2,995 males, 2,845 females, 1,985 single males, 1,789 single females, 1,120 families, 931 married males, 890 married females, 166 widowed females, 77 widowed males, 2 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,090 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 65,537 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105008_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6994612
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepean_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Nepean, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nepean-on052005-1901/.