Himsworth N & S & Nipissing, Ontario (1891 census)
Himsworth N & S & Nipissing was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.125°N, 79.473°W.
Population
In 1891, Himsworth N & S & Nipissing had a population of 1,832: 1,037 male and 795 female residents. Population density was 6.0 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Pringle, Gurd, Himsworth, Nipissing, 1881 (42.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Himsworth, North & South—Nord & Sud, 1901 (46.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nipissing, 1901 (53.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Himsworth N & S & Nipissing shared boundaries with:
- Bonfield, Chisholm, Boulter & Ferris
- Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd
- Gurd, Pringle & Patterson
- Laurier, Machar & Lount
- Nipissing, Indian Reserve, Springer, Field, Badgerow & Caldwell
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 344 |
| Number of families | 344 |
| Number of females | 795 |
| Number of males | 1,037 |
| Number of married females | 296 |
| Number of married males | 309 |
| Number of married persons | 605 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 795 |
| POP M | 1,037 |
| POP TOT | 1,832 |
| Total population | 1,832 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 712 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,198 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 53 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,779 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 333 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 331 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 50 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 113 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 216 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 119 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 96 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 887 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 53,691 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,484 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,486 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,467 |
| Acres of land in farms | 62,158 |
| Acres of oats | 1,329 |
| Acres of potatoes | 173 |
| Acres of turnips | 44 |
| Acres of wheat | 299 |
| BAR AC | 119 |
| BAR BU | 1,197 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,197 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,731 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,678 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,067 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,586 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,565 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 385 |
| HAY AC | 2,486 |
| HAY TONS | 2,746 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 346 |
| Number of chickens | 3,741 |
| Number of ducks | 66 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 348 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 34 |
| Number of geese | 229 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 73 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 272 |
| Number of milk cows | 617 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 388 |
| Number of other cattle | 807 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 198 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 80 |
| Number of sheep | 554 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 96 |
| Number of swine | 719 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 536 |
| Number of turkeys | 122 |
| OAT AC | 1,329 |
| OAT BU | 25,731 |
| PEA BU | 8,678 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 27,067 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,392 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 666 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 65,326 |
| RYE BU | 52 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,746 |
| WHT AC | 299 |
| WHT FALL BU | 385 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,586 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 198 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 58 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 65,326 |
| CATTLE KS | 346 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 486 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 712 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,198 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,392 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 73 |
| DUCKS | 66 |
| FAMILIES | 344 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 666 |
| FRN CA | 53 |
| GEESE | 229 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,741 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 272 |
| HOUSES | 333 |
| HOUSES CON | 17 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 216 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 331 |
| INF 11 A | 80 |
| MD FEM | 296 |
| MD MALE | 309 |
| MD TOT | 605 |
| MILK COWS | 617 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 34 |
| OC P | 348 |
| OC TOT | 388 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 807 |
| OTHERS | 1,779 |
| SHEEP | 554 |
| SHEEP KS | 96 |
| SUP AM | 8,467 |
| SUP FOR | 53,691 |
| SUP JV | 96 |
| SUP PAT | 887 |
| SUP SC | 7,484 |
| SUP TOT | 62,158 |
| SWINE | 719 |
| SWINE KS | 536 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 337 |
| TUR AC | 44 |
| TUR BU | 11,565 |
| TURKEY | 122 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 148 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Himsworth N & S & Nipissing, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/himsworth-n-s-nipissing-on095012-1891/.