Nichol, Ontario (1901 census)
Nichol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,685. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.388°W.
Population
In 1901, Nichol had a population of 1,685: 851 male and 834 female residents. Population density was 36.0 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Nichol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 382 |
| Number of females | 834 |
| Number of males | 851 |
| Number of married females | 256 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of single females | 491 |
| Number of single males | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| POP F | 834 |
| POP M | 851 |
| POP TOT | 1,685 |
| Total population | 1,685 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 382 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 27,372 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 27,372 |
| FAMILIES | 382 |
| HOUSES | 382 |
| MARRIED F | 256 |
| MARRIED M | 259 |
| SINGLE F | 491 |
| SINGLE M | 546 |
| WIDOWED F | 87 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124007— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nichol-on124007-1901/.