Norwich, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Norwich, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,255. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4115370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.992°N, 80.595°W.
Population
In 1891, Norwich, VL had a population of 1,255: 596 male and 659 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,239 |
| 1881 | 1,411 |
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,269 |
| 1911 | 1,112 |
| 1921 | 1,176 |
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,255 total population, 659 females, 596 males, 500 married persons, 302 families, 250 married females, 250 married males, 65 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 690 single persons under 18, 360 single females under 18, 330 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,254 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 302 houses, 302 occupied houses, 225 houses built of wood, 223 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 211 houses of 2 stories, 89 houses of 1 story, 77 houses built of brick, 33 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,657 bushels of oats, 1,442 chickens, 988 bushels of potatoes, 837 acres of land in farms, 758 acres of improved land in farms, 600 bushels of corn, 473 bushels of winter wheat, 466 acres of farmland under crops, 421 bushels of peas, 400 pounds of homemade butter, 301 occupants of farms, 293 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 250 bushels of turnips, 222 tons of hay, 163 farm occupants who own their land, 160 acres of farmland in pasture, 153 acres of hay crops, 149 horses aged over 3 years, 138 farm occupants who rent their land, 132 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 126 bushels of barley, 111 swine, 79 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 68 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 67 milk cows, 65 acres of oats, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 acres of wheat, 28 swine slaughtered or sold, 20 bushels of spring wheat, 17 sheep, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 other cattle, 10 acres of barley, 9 acres of potatoes, 6 cattle killed or sold, 4 ducks, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 oxen, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Howard Stowe | 1831–1903 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4115370
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich_(Ontario)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-vl-on106005-1891/.