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 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, T-V
- Creemore, VL
- Melancthon
- Mulmur
- Osprey
- Stayner, T-V
- Sunnidale
- Tossorontio
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,110 total population, 2,154 males in the population, 1,977 males born in Canada, 1,956 females in the population, 1,810 females born in Canada, 163 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 127 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 females born outside the British Empire, 14 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,417 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,254 persons of British origin (English), 1,081 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 149 persons of German origin, 147 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of French origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,649 Presbyterians, 1,315 Methodists, 630 Anglicans (Church of England), 224 Baptists, 116 Roman Catholics, 66 Mennonites, 63 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 22 Disciples of Christ, 12 Brethren, 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Allister Currie | 1862–1931 | born here |
| George Christie Creelman | 1869–1929 | born here |
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/.