Nepean, Ontario (1921 census)
Nepean was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 10,867. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6994612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.298°N, 75.782°W.
Population
In 1921, Nepean had a population of 10,867: 5,487 male and 5,380 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Nepean shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 10,867 total population, 5,487 males in the population, 5,380 females in the population, 4,254 females born in Canada, 4,184 males born in Canada, 1,133 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 988 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 170 males born outside the British Empire, 138 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,938 persons of British origin (English), 3,852 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,409 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,219 persons of French origin, 118 persons of German origin, 60 persons of British origin (other), 58 persons of Scandinavian origin, 29 persons of Dutch origin, 23 persons of other European origin, 19 persons of Italian origin, 16 persons of Ukrainian origin, 13 persons of Austrian origin, 12 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Syrian origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 49 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 3,205 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,906 Roman Catholics, 2,421 Presbyterians, 1,506 Methodists, 419 Baptists, 82 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 69 Lutherans, 54 Salvation Army adherents, 49 Jews, 45 Congregationalists, 31 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 22 Brethren, 21 Disciples of Christ, 17 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 12 Adventists, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6994612
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepean_Township
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). "Nepean, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nepean-on105008-1921/.