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 density was 47.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,949 |
| 1871 | 3,225 |
| 1881 | 3,360 |
| 1891 | 2,943 |
| 1901 | 2,664 |
| 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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 621 |
| Number of families | 621 |
| Number of females | 1,491 |
| Number of males | 1,452 |
| Number of married females | 538 |
| Number of married males | 536 |
| Number of married persons | 1,074 |
| Number of widowed females | 107 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 152 |
| POP F | 1,491 |
| POP M | 1,452 |
| POP TOT | 2,943 |
| Total population | 2,943 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 846 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 871 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,717 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,941 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 615 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 65 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 550 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 200 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 415 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 369 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 615 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 239 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,016 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,449 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,576 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,958 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,571 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 27,423 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,999 |
| Acres of oats | 3,468 |
| Acres of potatoes | 251 |
| Acres of turnips | 118 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,935 |
| BAR AC | 239 |
| BAR BU | 4,081 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,081 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,903 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,101 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 42,629 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 68,049 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22,453 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,039 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,613 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,254 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 35,661 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 53,145 |
| BWT BU | 4,903 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 400 |
| CRN BU | 42,629 |
| HAY AC | 3,571 |
| HAY TONS | 5,661 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 816 |
| Number of chickens | 14,681 |
| Number of ducks | 507 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 428 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 120 |
| Number of geese | 249 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 421 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,007 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,798 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 549 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,264 |
| Number of other fowl | 47 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 186 |
| Number of sheep | 1,226 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 789 |
| Number of swine | 3,686 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,268 |
| Number of turkeys | 630 |
| OAT AC | 3,468 |
| OAT BU | 68,049 |
| PEA BU | 22,453 |
| POT AC | 251 |
| POT BU | 20,039 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 135 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,707 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,626 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 98,031 |
| RYE BU | 8,613 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,661 |
| WHT AC | 2,935 |
| WHT FALL BU | 53,145 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,254 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 116 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 141 |
| BEN BU | 149 |
| BUTTER LB | 98,031 |
| CATTLE KS | 816 |
| CHEESE LB | 135 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 846 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 871 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,717 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,707 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 421 |
| DUCKS | 507 |
| FAMILIES | 621 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,626 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 249 |
| GRA BU | 1,101 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,681 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,007 |
| HOUSES | 615 |
| HOUSES B | 65 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 200 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 369 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 415 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 550 |
| INF 11 A | 186 |
| MD FEM | 538 |
| MD MALE | 536 |
| MD TOT | 1,074 |
| MILK COWS | 1,798 |
| NAME CD | Oxford, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 120 |
| OC P | 428 |
| OC TOT | 549 |
| OTHER FOWL | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,264 |
| OTHERS | 2,941 |
| SHEEP | 1,226 |
| SHEEP KS | 789 |
| SILOS | 400 |
| SUP AM | 27,423 |
| SUP FOR | 7,576 |
| SUP JV | 1,016 |
| SUP PAT | 4,449 |
| SUP SC | 21,958 |
| SUP TOT | 34,999 |
| SWINE | 3,686 |
| SWINE KS | 4,268 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 615 |
| TUR AC | 118 |
| TUR BU | 35,661 |
| TURKEY | 630 |
| WID FEM | 107 |
| WID MALE | 45 |
| WID TOT | 152 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134006— 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/.