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 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 density was 52.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Nichol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 469 |
| Number of families | 469 |
| Number of females | 1,204 |
| Number of males | 1,270 |
| Number of married females | 346 |
| Number of married males | 352 |
| Number of married persons | 698 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| POP TOT | 2,474 |
| Total population | 2,474 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 773 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 876 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,649 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 467 |
| Number of occupied houses | 467 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,944 |
| Acres of potatoes | 240 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,921 |
| BAR BU | 31,786 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 31,786 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 128,085 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13,851 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 37,646 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,958 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 24,145 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 570,146 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11,779 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| CRN BU | 37 |
| HAY AC | 3,944 |
| HAY TONS | 5,985 |
| OAT BU | 128,085 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 37,646 |
| POT AC | 240 |
| POT BU | 27,958 |
| RYE BU | 152 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,985 |
| WHT AC | 2,921 |
| WHT SP BU | 24,145 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11,779 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 773 |
| C UNMD M | 876 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,649 |
| D OCC | 467 |
| FEMALE | 1,204 |
| GRA BU | 181 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 467 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 1,270 |
| MD F | 346 |
| MD M | 352 |
| MD TOT | 698 |
| NUMBER CD | 152 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13,851 |
| TUR BU | 570,146 |
| WID F | 85 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 127 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152006— 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 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/.