Nichol, Ontario (1881 census)
Nichol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,474. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.388°W.
Population
In 1881, Nichol had a population of 2,474: 1,270 male and 1,204 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Nichol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,474 total population, 1,270 males, 1,204 females, 698 married persons, 469 families, 352 married males, 346 married females, 127 widowed persons, 85 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,649 single persons under 18, 876 single males under 18, 773 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 467 inhabited houses, 467 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 570,146 bushels of turnips, 128,085 bushels of oats, 37,646 bushels of peas and beans, 31,786 bushels of barley, 27,958 bushels of potatoes, 24,145 bushels of spring wheat, 13,851 bushels of other root crops, 11,779 bushels of winter wheat, 5,985 tons of hay, 3,944 acres of hay crops, 2,921 acres of wheat, 240 acres of potatoes, 181 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 152 bushels of rye, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 37 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,474 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nichol-on152006-1881/.