Nichol, Ontario (1861 census)
Nichol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,395. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.388°W.
Population
In 1861, Nichol had a population of 2,395: 1,259 male and 1,136 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Nichol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,395 total population, 1,259 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,197, 1,136 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,101, 878 single males, 732 single females, 356 married males, 355 married females, 244 males attending school, 177 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 62, 59 male births, 52 female births, 49 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 25 widowed males, 10 adult females unable to read or write, 8 adult males unable to read or write, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 167 single males aged 20 to 30, 160 single males aged 10 to 15, 140 single females aged 10 to 15, 133 single females aged 15 to 20, 133 single males aged 15 to 20, 126 females aged 5 to 10, 125 males aged 5 to 10, 117 married males aged 30 to 40, 102 married females aged 20 to 30, 100 married females aged 30 to 40, 77 single females aged 20 to 30, 73 married females aged 40 to 50, 67 married males aged 40 to 50, 62 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 females aged 1 to 2, 53 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 males aged 1 to 2, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 49 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 females aged 4 to 5, 46 males aged 3 to 4, 44 married males aged 60 to 70, 40 females age 3 to 4, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,268 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 605 persons originating in Scotland, 275 persons originating in Ireland, 153 persons originating in England or Wales, 57 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 24 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in France, 2 French Canadians, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,226,516 value farms (dollars), 282,688 bushels of turnips, $125,604 value all livestock, 83,052 bushels of spring wheat, 78,896 bushels of oats, $49,706 value farm implements in dollars, $47,129 value horses aged over 3 years, 46,010 pounds of homemade butter, 36,892 bushels of potatoes, 24,942 acres of land in farms, 21,578 bushels of peas, 15,233 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,711 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,709 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,880 acres of farmland under crops, 8,365 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,348 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,572 bushels of barley, 4,052 acres of spring wheat, 3,425 bushels of winter wheat, 2,602 acres of oats, 2,522 sheep, 1,975 pounds of maple sugar, 1,655 swine, 1,510 bushels of carrots, 1,435 calves and heifers, 1,415 tons of hay, 1,131 milk cows, 958 acres of peas, 810 acres of turnips, 705 barrels of pork, 634 horses aged over 3 years, 287 barrels of beef, 284 acres of potatoes, 251 bulls, oxen, or steers, 247 occupants of farms, 242 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 212 acres of barley, 200 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 198 horses aged 3 years and under, 185 acres of winter wheat, 150 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 105 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 85 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, $77 value garden and orchard crops, 40 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,442 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,114 yards of flannel, $1,020 value carriages for hire (dollars), 588 yards of fulled cloth, 64 carriages for pleasure, 19 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103013— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nichol-on103013-1861/.