Nepean, Ontario (1911 census)
Nepean was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,170. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.298°N, 75.782°W.
Population
In 1911, Nepean had a population of 5,170: 2,756 male and 2,414 female residents. Population density was 49.9 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Nepean shared boundaries with:
- Bayswater Ottawa city part
- Gloucester
- Goulburn
- Gower N
- Hintonburg Ottawa city part
- March
- Mechanicsville Ottawa city part
- Ottawa S Ottawa city part
- Ottawa, Capital ward-quartier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,840 |
| POP F | 2,414 |
| POP M | 2,756 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 50.49 |
| POP TOT | 5,170 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,316 |
| AREA ACRES | 65,537 |
| AREA SQ MI | 102.40 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 94 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,182 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,844 |
| BRIT OTHER | 32 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 642 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DUTCH | 17 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,027 |
| F MARRIED | 837 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 19 |
| F SINGLE | 1,424 |
| F WIDOWED | 134 |
| FAMILIES | 1,037 |
| FRENCH | 298 |
| GERMAN | 69 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 57 |
| M MARRIED | 854 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 43 |
| M SINGLE | 1,796 |
| M WIDOWED | 63 |
| METHODISTS | 713 |
| POLISH | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,336 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,562 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 20 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 22 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 47 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nepean-on061007-1911/.