Nissouri E, Ontario (1891 census)
Nissouri E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.155°N, 81.033°W.
Population
In 1891, Nissouri E had a population of 3,031: 1,563 male and 1,468 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,668 |
| 1881 | 3,325 |
| 1891 | 3,031 |
| 1901 | 2,753 |
| 1911 | 2,623 |
| 1921 | 2,495 |
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, Nissouri E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,031 total population, 1,563 males, 1,468 females, 980 married persons, 601 families, 490 married females, 490 married males, 129 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,922 single persons under 18, 1,036 single males under 18, 886 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,030 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 600 occupied houses, 599 houses, 442 houses built of wood, 413 houses of 1 story, 336 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 186 houses of 2 stories, 126 houses built of brick, 86 houses of 5 rooms, 71 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses built of stone, 21 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 8 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 190,158 bushels of oats, 135,801 bushels of turnips, 91,247 pounds of homemade butter, 62,250 bushels of winter wheat, 46,571 acres of land in farms, 40,528 acres of improved land in farms, 34,319 bushels of potatoes, 31,020 bushels of corn, 29,905 acres of farmland under crops, 26,306 bushels of peas, 21,000 chickens, 20,592 bushels of barley, 11,951 tons of hay, 11,153 bushels of spring wheat, 9,783 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,269 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,659 acres of oats, 6,674 acres of hay crops, 6,043 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,171 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,095 other cattle, 3,796 acres of wheat, 3,250 swine, 3,230 milk cows, 2,029 cattle killed or sold, 1,900 sheep, 1,417 horses aged over 3 years, 1,250 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,236 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,011 acres of barley, 840 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 734 horses aged 3 years and under, 663 turkeys, 641 geese, 614 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 580 occupants of farms, 477 farm occupants who own their land, 434 ducks, 419 acres of turnips, 360 acres of potatoes, 191 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 162 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 127 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 126 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 121 bushels of beans, 108 bushels of buckwheat, 103 farm occupants who rent their land, 84 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 82, 75 other fowl, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134004— 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). "Nissouri E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nissouri-e-on105005-1891/.