Nichol, Ontario (1891 census)
Nichol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,056. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.388°W.
Population
In 1891, Nichol had a population of 2,056: 1,032 male and 1,024 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Nichol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,056 total population, 1,032 males, 1,024 females, 614 married persons, 426 families, 307 married females, 307 married males, 112 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,330 single persons under 18, 692 single males under 18, 638 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,056 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 422 houses, 422 occupied houses, 260 houses of 1 story, 231 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 206 houses built of wood, 157 houses of 2 stories, 131 houses built of stone, 85 houses built of brick, 66 houses of 4 rooms, 56 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 333,182 bushels of turnips, 149,507 bushels of oats, 91,910 pounds of homemade butter, 30,687 bushels of barley, 26,407 acres of land in farms, 26,271 bushels of potatoes, 26,091 bushels of peas, 23,295 acres of improved land in farms, 17,616 acres of farmland under crops, 17,523 bushels of spring wheat, 12,021 chickens, 9,152 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,726 tons of hay, 5,247 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,194 acres of oats, 4,623 acres of hay crops, 3,112 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,085 other cattle, 2,500 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,304 sheep, 2,298 bushels of winter wheat, 2,170 swine, 1,824 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,765 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,624 cattle killed or sold, 1,374 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,159 acres of barley, 1,075 acres of turnips, 1,052 milk cows, 1,008 acres of wheat, 820 horses aged over 3 years, 478 geese, 432 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 401 occupants of farms, 388 horses aged 3 years and under, 347 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 322 farm occupants who own their land, 299 turkeys, 254 acres of potatoes, 209 ducks, 174 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 111 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 78 farm occupants who rent their land, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 bushels of corn, 61 other fowl, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 1 bushels of rye, 1 employees on farms, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126007— 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 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). "Nichol, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nichol-on126007-1891/.