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 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 density was 44.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Nichol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 426 |
| Number of families | 426 |
| Number of females | 1,024 |
| Number of males | 1,032 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 307 |
| Number of married persons | 614 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| POP F | 1,024 |
| POP M | 1,032 |
| POP TOT | 2,056 |
| Total population | 2,056 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 692 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,330 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,056 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 422 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 85 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 131 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 206 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 260 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 157 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 231 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 422 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,159 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 432 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,247 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,112 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,616 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,623 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,295 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,407 |
| Acres of oats | 5,194 |
| Acres of potatoes | 254 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,075 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,008 |
| BAR AC | 1,159 |
| BAR BU | 30,687 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30,687 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 347 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 149,507 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26,091 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,271 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,523 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 333,182 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,298 |
| CRN BU | 70 |
| HAY AC | 4,623 |
| HAY TONS | 7,726 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,624 |
| Number of chickens | 12,021 |
| Number of ducks | 209 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 322 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 78 |
| Number of geese | 478 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 388 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 820 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,052 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 401 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,085 |
| Number of other fowl | 61 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 174 |
| Number of sheep | 2,304 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,765 |
| Number of swine | 2,170 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,500 |
| Number of turkeys | 299 |
| OAT AC | 5,194 |
| OAT BU | 149,507 |
| PEA BU | 26,091 |
| POT AC | 254 |
| POT BU | 26,271 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,824 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,152 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,374 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 91,910 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,726 |
| WHT AC | 1,008 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,298 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,523 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 111 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 91,910 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,624 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,824 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 638 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 692 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,330 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,152 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 388 |
| DUCKS | 209 |
| FAMILIES | 426 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,374 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 478 |
| GRA BU | 347 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,021 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 820 |
| HOUSES | 422 |
| HOUSES B | 85 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES S | 131 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 231 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 206 |
| INF 11 A | 174 |
| MD FEM | 307 |
| MD MALE | 307 |
| MD TOT | 614 |
| MILK COWS | 1,052 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, Centre |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 78 |
| OC P | 322 |
| OC TOT | 401 |
| OTHER FOWL | 61 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,085 |
| OTHERS | 2,056 |
| SHEEP | 2,304 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,765 |
| SUP AM | 23,295 |
| SUP FOR | 3,112 |
| SUP JV | 432 |
| SUP PAT | 5,247 |
| SUP SC | 17,616 |
| SUP TOT | 26,407 |
| SWINE | 2,170 |
| SWINE KS | 2,500 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 422 |
| TUR AC | 1,075 |
| TUR BU | 333,182 |
| TURKEY | 299 |
| WID FEM | 79 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 112 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126007— 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 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/.