Nipigon, Ontario (1911 census)
Nipigon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 448. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262448. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.241°N, 90.708°W.
Population
In 1911, Nipigon had a population of 448: 34 male and 11 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 438 |
| 1881 | 512 |
| 1901 | 961 |
| 1911 | 448 |
| 1921 | 482 |
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, Nipigon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 448 total population, 34 males in the population, 25 single (never-married) males, 11 families, 11 females in the population, 9 married males, 6 single (never-married) females, 5 married females. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 78 persons of British origin (English), 62 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 61 persons of British origin (Irish), 59 persons of Russian origin, 49 persons of Scandinavian origin, 45 persons of French origin, 35 persons of Italian origin, 26 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 169 Roman Catholics, 91 Lutherans, 66 Anglicans (Church of England), 66 Presbyterians, 34 Methodists, 10 Jews, 9 Baptists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 11 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262448
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). "Nipigon, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nipigon-on123032-1911/.