Nipissing, Ontario (1921 census)
Nipissing was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7039509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.152°N, 79.561°W.
Population
In 1921, Nipissing had a population of 698: 369 male and 329 female residents. Population density was 4.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 675 |
| 1911 | 660 |
| 1921 | 698 |
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, Nipissing shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 329 |
| POP M | 369 |
| POP TOT | 698 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 99 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 12 |
| BRIT ENG | 211 |
| BRIT IRISH | 106 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 122 |
| CAN BORN F | 308 |
| CAN BORN M | 336 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 12 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 213 |
| EUR OTHER | 17 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 21 |
| LUTHERANS | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 93 |
| OTHER SECTS | 23 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 244 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 226 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135035— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7039509
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipissing,_Ontario
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). "Nipissing, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nipissing-on135035-1921/.