Nichol, Ontario (1871 census)
Nichol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,737. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.388°W.
Population
In 1871, Nichol had a population of 2,737: 1,431 male and 1,306 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,450 |
| 1861 | 2,395 |
| 1871 | 2,737 |
| 1881 | 2,474 |
| 1891 | 2,056 |
| 1901 | 1,685 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,441 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Nichol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,737 total population, 1,431 males, 1,306 females, 792 married persons, 509 families, 398 married males, 394 married females, 89 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,856 single persons under 18, 997 single males under 18, 859 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 499 inhabited houses, 499 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 28,560 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152009_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262441
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Nichol, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nichol-on034003-1871/.