Nepean, Ontario (1891 census)
Nepean was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 11,401. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6994612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.300°N, 75.780°W.
Population
In 1891, Nepean had a population of 11,401: 5,795 male and 5,606 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 Hintonburg, Village, 1901 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nepean shared boundaries with:
- Gloucester
- Goulburn
- March
- North Gower
- Ottawa East, Village
- Ottawa, Victoria Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 90 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 11,401 total population, 5,795 males, 5,606 females, 3,831 married persons, 2,097 families, 1,916 married females, 1,915 married males, 386 widowed persons, 274 widowed females, 112 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 7,184 single persons under 18, 3,768 single males under 18, 3,416 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 9,186 persons who are not French Canadian, 2,215 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 2,067 occupied houses, 2,057 houses, 1,752 houses built of wood, 1,376 houses of 1 story, 800 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 659 houses of 2 stories, 361 houses of 5 rooms, 330 houses of 4 rooms, 236 houses of 3 rooms, 232 houses of 2 rooms, 231 houses built of brick, 148 uninhabited houses, 76 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 74 houses built of stone, 44 houses under construction, 21 houses of 3 stories, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 9 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 243,733 bushels of turnips, 200,612 bushels of oats, 198,792 pounds of homemade butter, 133,849 bushels of potatoes, 62,237 acres of land in farms, 58,747 bushels of spring wheat, 53,042 acres of improved land in farms, 37,919 acres of farmland under crops, 37,650 bushels of peas, 31,342 bushels of barley, 27,977 chickens, 14,640 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,590 tons of hay, 11,359 bushels of rye, 10,232 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,181 acres of hay crops, 9,497 acres of oats, 9,195 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,267 bushels of buckwheat, 4,991 acres of wheat, 3,695 milk cows, Capacity of silos (tons): 3,520, 3,141 bushels of corn, 2,845 other cattle, 2,254 horses aged over 3 years, 2,031 sheep, 2,024 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,805 cattle killed or sold, 1,623 swine, 1,339 acres of barley, 1,311 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,155 acres of potatoes, 1,019 geese, 985 bushels of beans, 851 occupants of farms, 829 turkeys, 774 farm occupants who own their land, 583 acres of turnips, 581 horses aged 3 years and under, 520 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 508 ducks, 483 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 317 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 228 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 175 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 159 bushels of winter wheat, 138 other fowl, 130 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 128 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 70 farm occupants who rent their land, 64 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 48 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 employees on farms, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nepean-on055004-1891/.