Nissouri W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Nissouri W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,562. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.122°N, 81.140°W.
Population
In 1881, Nissouri W-O had a population of 3,562: 1,879 male and 1,683 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,561 |
| 1881 | 3,562 |
| 1891 | 3,271 |
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, Nissouri W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,562 total population, 1,879 males, 1,683 females, 1,143 married persons, 676 families, 572 married males, 571 married females, 115 widowed persons, 70 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,304 single persons under 18, 1,262 single males under 18, 1,042 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 676 occupied houses, 669 inhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 7 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 170,785 bushels of oats, 132,005 bushels of winter wheat, 42,155 bushels of other root crops, 41,110 bushels of turnips, 33,938 bushels of potatoes, 33,158 bushels of corn, 30,861 bushels of barley, 8,927 tons of hay, 7,264 acres of wheat, 5,573 acres of hay crops, 2,979 bushels of peas and beans, 2,872 bushels of spring wheat, 446 acres of potatoes, 127 bushels of buckwheat, 110 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,552 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON167006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090006_1871_1891— 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). "Nissouri W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nissouri-w-o-on167006-1881/.