Nipigon & Pays Plat, Ontario (1891 census)
Nipigon & Pays Plat was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.966°N, 87.857°W.
Population
In 1891, Nipigon & Pays Plat had a population of 909: 480 male and 429 female residents. Population density was 2.3 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rossport, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nipigon, 1901 (17.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nipigon & Pays Plat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 124 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 429 |
| Number of males | 480 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 292 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 429 |
| POP M | 480 |
| POP TOT | 909 |
| Total population | 909 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 570 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 906 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 108 |
| Number of houses | 37 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 37 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 239 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 182 |
| Acres of hay crops | 63 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 251 |
| Acres of land in farms | 490 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,343 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 92 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 63 |
| HAY TONS | 77 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 10 |
| Number of chickens | 249 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 3 |
| Number of milk cows | 14 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 39 |
| Number of other cattle | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of swine | 6 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 2,343 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 535 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 77 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 535 |
| CATTLE KS | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 570 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 249 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 3 |
| HOUSES | 37 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 37 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 149 |
| MD MALE | 143 |
| MD TOT | 292 |
| MILK COWS | 14 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 31 |
| OC TOT | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 13 |
| OTHERS | 906 |
| SUP AM | 251 |
| SUP FOR | 239 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 22 |
| SUP SC | 182 |
| SUP TOT | 490 |
| SWINE | 6 |
| SWINE KS | 4 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 145 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 92 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 108 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046035— 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). "Nipigon & Pays Plat, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nipigon-pays-plat-on046035-1891/.