Papineau, Ontario (1921 census)
Papineau was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.250°N, 78.712°W.
Population
In 1921, Papineau had a population of 606: 330 male and 276 female residents. Population density was 7.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 670 |
| 1911 | 633 |
| 1921 | 606 |
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, Papineau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 276 |
| POP M | 330 |
| POP TOT | 606 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 46 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 13 |
| BRIT BORN M | 19 |
| BRIT ENG | 66 |
| BRIT IRISH | 55 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 9 |
| CAN BORN F | 258 |
| CAN BORN M | 298 |
| EUR FINNISH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 412 |
| EUR GERMAN | 31 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 13 |
| INDIAN | 23 |
| LUTHERANS | 33 |
| METHODISTS | 27 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 23 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 467 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130064— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130064— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262532
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). "Papineau, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/papineau-on130064-1921/.