Nepean, Ontario (1881 census)
Nepean was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 8,044. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6994612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.301°N, 75.779°W.
Population
In 1881, Nepean had a population of 8,044: 4,033 male and 4,011 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 Ottawa East, Village, 1891 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Nepean shared boundaries with:
- Gloucester
- Goulburn
- Gower N
- March
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Victoria Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 8,044 total population, 4,033 males, 4,011 females, 2,557 married persons, 1,458 families, 1,282 married males, 1,275 married females, 272 widowed persons, 189 widowed females, 83 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 5,215 single persons under 18, 2,668 single males under 18, 2,547 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,457 occupied houses, 1,456 inhabited houses, 145 uninhabited houses, 41 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 227,576 bushels of turnips, 194,603 bushels of oats, 132,336 bushels of potatoes, 49,736 bushels of spring wheat, 46,609 bushels of other root crops, 37,160 bushels of peas and beans, 19,212 bushels of barley, 17,778 bushels of rye, 8,602 tons of hay, 8,458 acres of hay crops, 8,028 bushels of buckwheat, 5,504 acres of wheat, 3,749 bushels of corn, 2,192 bushels of winter wheat, 1,240 acres of potatoes, 126 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 8,039 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nepean-on108001-1881/.