Nottawasaga, Ontario (1921 census)
Nottawasaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,110. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.386°N, 80.166°W.
Population
In 1921, Nottawasaga had a population of 4,110: 2,154 male and 1,956 female residents. Population density was 25.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,887 |
| 1861 | 3,890 |
| 1871 | 6,704 |
| 1881 | 6,971 |
| 1891 | 6,060 |
| 1901 | 5,342 |
| 1911 | 4,432 |
| 1921 | 4,110 |
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, Nottawasaga shared boundaries with:
- Collingwood
- Collingwood, Town—Ville
- Creemore, VL
- Melancthon
- Mulmur
- Osprey
- Stayner, Village
- Sunnidale
- Tossorontio
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,956 |
| POP M | 2,154 |
| POP TOT | 4,110 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 630 |
| BAPTISTS | 224 |
| BRETHREN | 12 |
| BRIT BORN F | 127 |
| BRIT BORN M | 163 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,254 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,417 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,081 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,810 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,977 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 22 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 147 |
| EUR FRENCH | 20 |
| EUR GERMAN | 149 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 19 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 66 |
| METHODISTS | 1,315 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 63 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,649 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 116 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262471
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). "Nottawasaga, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nottawasaga-on144008-1921/.