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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,091 |
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 698 total population, 369 males in the population, 336 males born in Canada, 329 females in the population, 308 females born in Canada, 21 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born outside the British Empire, 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 213 persons of German origin, 211 persons of British origin (English), 122 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 106 persons of British origin (Irish), 17 persons of other European origin, 12 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 244 Presbyterians, 226 Roman Catholics, 99 Anglicans (Church of England), 93 Methodists, 23 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 12 Lutherans, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.