Nipissing, Indian Reserve, Springer, Field, Badgerow & Caldwell, Ontario (1891 census)
Nipissing, Indian Reserve, Springer, Field, Badgerow & Caldwell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,480. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.426°N, 79.893°W.
Population
In 1891, Nipissing, Indian Reserve, Springer, Field, Badgerow & Caldwell had a population of 1,480: 797 male and 683 female residents. Population density was 2.6 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1881 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Caldwell, 1901 (12.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sturgeon Falls, T-V, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Springer, 1901 (15.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grant & part Field, 1901 (6.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Badgerow, Field, Gibbons & Bastedo (parts), 1901 (29.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nipissing, Indian Reserve, Springer, Field, Badgerow & Caldwell shared boundaries with:
- Bonfield, Chisholm, Boulter & Ferris
- Gurd, Pringle & Patterson
- Himsworth N & S & Nipissing
- Kirkpatrick, Hugel, Ratter & Dunnett
- North Bay (Town—Ville), Widdifield, Phelps & Olrig
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 258 |
| Number of families | 258 |
| Number of females | 683 |
| Number of males | 797 |
| Number of married females | 256 |
| Number of married males | 258 |
| Number of married persons | 514 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 683 |
| POP M | 797 |
| POP TOT | 1,480 |
| Total population | 1,480 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 939 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 870 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 610 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 43 |
| Number of houses | 209 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 209 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 184 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 867 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,078 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,130 |
| Acres of hay crops | 538 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,058 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,136 |
| Acres of oats | 258 |
| Acres of potatoes | 161 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 120 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,766 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,987 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,639 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,358 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| BWT BU | 242 |
| CRN BU | 248 |
| HAY AC | 538 |
| HAY TONS | 525 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 30 |
| Number of chickens | 2,171 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 181 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 70 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 131 |
| Number of milk cows | 186 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 188 |
| Number of other cattle | 189 |
| Number of other fowl | 77 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 36 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 190 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 258 |
| OAT BU | 4,766 |
| PEA BU | 2,987 |
| POT AC | 161 |
| POT BU | 14,639 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 203 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 61 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,528 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 525 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,528 |
| CATTLE KS | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 406 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 533 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 939 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 203 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 258 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 61 |
| FRN CA | 870 |
| GEESE | 70 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,171 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 131 |
| HOUSES | 209 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 184 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 209 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 256 |
| MD MALE | 258 |
| MD TOT | 514 |
| MILK COWS | 186 |
| NAME CD | Nipissing |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 181 |
| OC TOT | 188 |
| OTHER FOWL | 77 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 189 |
| OTHERS | 610 |
| SHEEP | 36 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 2,058 |
| SUP FOR | 25,078 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 867 |
| SUP SC | 1,130 |
| SUP TOT | 27,136 |
| SWINE | 190 |
| SWINE KS | 25 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 252 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,358 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 43 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096007— 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). "Nipissing, Indian Reserve, Springer, Field, Badgerow & Caldwell, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nipissing-indian-reserve-springer-field-badgerow-caldwell-on096007-1891/.