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 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 density was 58.5 people per square mile.
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 | 1,520 |
| 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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 509 |
| Number of females | 1,306 |
| Number of males | 1,431 |
| Number of married females | 394 |
| Number of married males | 398 |
| Number of married persons | 792 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| Total population | 2,737 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 859 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 997 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,856 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 499 |
| Number of occupied houses | 499 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,405 |
| HAY AC | 3,325 |
| HAY TONS | 4,632 |
| OAT BU | 68,232 |
| PEA BU | 29,389 |
| POT AC | 266 |
| POT BU | 42,056 |
| RYE BU | 81 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 37,875 |
| WHT WTR BU | 554 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,750 |
| AREA | 28,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 34 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 509 |
| FEMALE | 1,306 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 499 |
| INHABITED | 499 |
| MALE | 1,431 |
| MARRIED F | 394 |
| MARRIED M | 398 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 792 |
| POPULATION | 2,737 |
| ROOT BU | 7,217 |
| SINGLE F | 859 |
| SINGLE M | 997 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,856 |
| TUR BU | 510,707 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 53 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152009— 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 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/.