Norwich S, Ontario (1891 census)
Norwich S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.911°N, 80.616°W.
Population
In 1891, Norwich S had a population of 2,943: 1,452 male and 1,491 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,225 |
| 1881 | 3,360 |
| 1891 | 2,943 |
| 1911 | 2,271 |
| 1921 | 2,092 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,943 total population, 1,491 females, 1,452 males, 1,074 married persons, 621 families, 538 married females, 536 married males, 152 widowed persons, 107 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,717 single persons under 18, 871 single males under 18, 846 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,941 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 615 houses, 615 occupied houses, 550 houses built of wood, 415 houses of 2 stories, 369 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 200 houses of 1 story, 70 houses of 5 rooms, 65 houses built of brick, 60 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 39 uninhabited houses, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 98,031 pounds of homemade butter, 68,049 bushels of oats, 53,145 bushels of winter wheat, 42,629 bushels of corn, 35,661 bushels of turnips, 34,999 acres of land in farms, 27,423 acres of improved land in farms, 22,453 bushels of peas, 21,958 acres of farmland under crops, 20,039 bushels of potatoes, 14,681 chickens, 8,613 bushels of rye, 7,576 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,661 tons of hay, 4,903 bushels of buckwheat, 4,449 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,268 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,081 bushels of barley, 3,707 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,686 swine, 3,571 acres of hay crops, 3,468 acres of oats, 2,935 acres of wheat, 1,798 milk cows, 1,626 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,264 other cattle, 1,254 bushels of spring wheat, 1,226 sheep, 1,101 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,016 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,007 horses aged over 3 years, 816 cattle killed or sold, 789 sheep slaughtered or sold, 630 turkeys, 549 occupants of farms, 507 ducks, 428 farm occupants who own their land, 421 horses aged 3 years and under, Capacity of silos (tons): 400, 251 acres of potatoes, 249 geese, 239 acres of barley, 186 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 149 bushels of beans, 141 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 135 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 120 farm occupants who rent their land, 118 acres of turnips, 116 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 87 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 other fowl, 45 oxen, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Duncan | 1871–1916 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134006_1911— 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-s-on106004-1891/.