Nissouri, Ontario (1851 census)
Nissouri was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.122°N, 81.140°W.
Population
In 1851, Nissouri had a population of 1,832: 940 male and 892 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,832 |
| 1861 | 3,147 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Nissouri shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,832 total population, 940 males, 892 females, Male members of the family who are present: 890, Female members of the family who are present: 858, 637 single males, 596 single females, 293 families, 281 married males, 273 married females, 134 males attending school, 123 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 50, 42 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, 27 female births, 23 widowed females, 22 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 10, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 142 females aged 5 to 10, 132 males aged 5 to 10, 122 single females aged 10 to 15, 118 single males aged 10 to 15, 99 single males aged 15 to 20, 94 married males aged 30 to 40, 93 single males aged 20 to 30, 91 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 82 single females aged 15 to 20, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 married males aged 20 to 30, 53 females aged 1 to 2, 47 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 males under age 1, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 females under age 1, 34 females age 3 to 4, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 females of unknown age, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 males of unknown age, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,020 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 467 persons originating in Ireland, 140 persons originating in England or Wales, 98 persons originating in Scotland, 89 persons originating in the United States, 12 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 50,476 pounds of homemade butter, 48,039 bushels of oats, 24,582 acres of land in farms, 17,330 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,809 pounds of maple sugar, 15,629 bushels of wheat, 9,233 bushels of turnips, 8,101 pounds of hops, 7,578 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,252 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,110 gallons of cider, 5,943 bushels of peas, 5,697 bushels of potatoes, 3,915 acres of farmland under crops, 3,236 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,144 sheep, 2,255 bushels of corn, 2,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,825 swine, 1,590 acres of oats, 1,291 tons of hay, 1,249 acres of wheat, 1,079 barrels of pork, 911 calves and heifers, 878 barrels of beef, 791 bulls, oxen, or steers, 759 milk cows, 564 bushels of barley, 511 bushels of buckwheat, 479 acres of peas, 402 horses, 364 occupants of farms, 194 bushels of rye, 171 acres of potatoes, 153 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 137 acres of barley, 125 acres of corn, 102 acres of turnips, 101 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 78 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 35 acres of buckwheat, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 18 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,851 yards of flannel, 1,500 distilleries returning capital, 864 yards of fulled cloth, 3 employees in distilleries, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 3 distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON023008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON086010— 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 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nissouri-on023008-1851/.