Norman, Ontario (1891 census)
Norman was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.728°N, 80.924°W.
Population
In 1891, Norman had a population of 726: 396 male and 330 female residents. Population density was 6.4 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 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1901 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Norman shared boundaries with:
- Appleby, Hagar, Awrey, Hawley, Dryden, Dill & Nelson
- Blezard, McKim (including Sudbury & Broder)
- Unorganized Territory
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 330 |
| Number of males | 396 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 136 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 330 |
| POP M | 396 |
| POP TOT | 726 |
| Total population | 726 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 193 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 446 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 170 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 556 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 143 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 143 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 48 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 92 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 341 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,637 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,238 |
| Acres of hay crops | 574 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,621 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,258 |
| Acres of oats | 207 |
| Acres of potatoes | 41 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 141 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 357 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,393 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,014 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,432 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,568 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,920 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 82 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 574 |
| HAY TONS | 666 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 62 |
| Number of chickens | 1,375 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 54 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 78 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 87 |
| Number of milk cows | 140 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 79 |
| Number of other cattle | 194 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 185 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| Number of swine | 334 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 182 |
| Number of turkeys | 45 |
| OAT AC | 207 |
| OAT BU | 3,393 |
| PEA BU | 2,014 |
| POT AC | 41 |
| POT BU | 3,432 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 470 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 683 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,626 |
| RYE BU | 75 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 666 |
| WHT AC | 141 |
| WHT FALL BU | 70 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,568 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,626 |
| CATTLE KS | 62 |
| CHEESE LB | 470 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 193 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 253 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 446 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 683 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 170 |
| GEESE | 78 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,375 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 87 |
| HOUSES | 143 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 143 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 133 |
| MD MALE | 136 |
| MD TOT | 269 |
| MILK COWS | 140 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 54 |
| OC TOT | 79 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 194 |
| OTHERS | 556 |
| SHEEP | 185 |
| SHEEP KS | 33 |
| SUP AM | 1,621 |
| SUP FOR | 5,637 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 341 |
| SUP SC | 1,238 |
| SUP TOT | 7,258 |
| SWINE | 334 |
| SWINE KS | 182 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 149 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,920 |
| TURKEY | 45 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046036— 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). "Norman, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norman-on046036-1891/.