Norwich N, Ontario (1891 census)
Norwich N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,389. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.995°N, 80.644°W.
Population
In 1891, Norwich N had a population of 2,389: 1,231 male and 1,158 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,632 |
| 1891 | 2,389 |
| 1911 | 2,224 |
| 1921 | 2,119 |
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, Norwich N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,389 total population, 1,231 males, 1,158 females, 875 married persons, 498 families, 439 married males, 436 married females, 94 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,420 single persons under 18, 760 single males under 18, 660 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,387 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 497 houses, 497 occupied houses, 404 houses built of wood, 300 houses of 2 stories, 298 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 197 houses of 1 story, 114 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 91 houses built of brick, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 29 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 117,680 bushels of oats, 98,642 bushels of turnips, 89,890 pounds of homemade butter, 64,541 bushels of corn, 54,097 bushels of winter wheat, 36,398 acres of land in farms, 31,216 acres of improved land in farms, 24,187 bushels of peas, 22,904 acres of farmland under crops, 21,585 bushels of barley, 19,183 bushels of potatoes, 14,886 chickens, 8,288 tons of hay, 6,898 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,182 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,126 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,931 acres of oats, 4,922 acres of hay crops, 4,856 swine, 4,663 bushels of spring wheat, 3,010 acres of wheat, 2,958 milk cows, 2,443 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,004 bushels of rye, 1,656 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,414 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,198 horses aged over 3 years, 1,191 bushels of buckwheat, 1,176 other cattle, 1,050 acres of barley, 950 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 900 sheep, Capacity of silos (tons): 846, 699 cattle killed or sold, 651 turkeys, 606 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 553 sheep slaughtered or sold, 496 occupants of farms, 411 horses aged 3 years and under, 365 farm occupants who own their land, 314 geese, 292 ducks, 271 bushels of beans, 259 acres of turnips, 258 acres of potatoes, 161 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 130 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 125 farm occupants who rent their land, 93 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 92 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 other fowl, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 employees on farms, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134005— 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). "Norwich N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-n-on106003-1891/.