Nicolet, Quebec (1891 census)
Nicolet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,824. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.212°N, 72.601°W.
Population
In 1891, Nicolet had a population of 1,824: 935 male and 889 female residents. Population density was 48.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,824 |
| 1901 | 1,318 |
| 1911 | 1,108 |
| 1921 | 1,077 |
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, Nicolet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 339 |
| Number of families | 339 |
| Number of females | 889 |
| Number of males | 935 |
| Number of married females | 279 |
| Number of married males | 282 |
| Number of married persons | 561 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 889 |
| POP M | 935 |
| POP TOT | 1,824 |
| Total population | 1,824 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 630 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,209 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,820 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 302 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 15 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 274 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 179 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 117 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 143 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 302 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 115 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,653 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,553 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,173 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,953 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,904 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,457 |
| Acres of oats | 4,133 |
| Acres of potatoes | 232 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 655 |
| BAR AC | 115 |
| BAR BU | 1,561 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,561 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,559 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,445 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 64,890 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,867 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,978 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 529 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,604 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,569 |
| BWT BU | 12,559 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 3,161 |
| CRN BU | 1,445 |
| HAY AC | 3,953 |
| HAY TONS | 6,687 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 429 |
| Number of chickens | 6,052 |
| Number of ducks | 285 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 230 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 127 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 155 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 487 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,360 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 251 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,000 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 82 |
| Number of sheep | 1,435 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 911 |
| Number of swine | 726 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 791 |
| Number of turkeys | 94 |
| OAT AC | 4,133 |
| OAT BU | 64,890 |
| PEA BU | 7,867 |
| POT AC | 232 |
| POT BU | 27,978 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,722 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,230 |
| RYE BU | 529 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,687 |
| WHT AC | 655 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,604 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 207 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,230 |
| CATTLE KS | 429 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 579 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 630 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,209 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,722 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 155 |
| DUCKS | 285 |
| FAMILIES | 339 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 1,820 |
| GEESE | 127 |
| GRA BU | 232 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,052 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 487 |
| HOUSES | 302 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 179 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 15 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 143 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 38 |
| HOUSES W | 274 |
| INF 11 A | 82 |
| MD FEM | 279 |
| MD MALE | 282 |
| MD TOT | 561 |
| MILK COWS | 1,360 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 230 |
| OC TOT | 251 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,000 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 1,435 |
| SHEEP KS | 911 |
| SILOS | 3,161 |
| SUP AM | 18,904 |
| SUP FOR | 5,553 |
| SUP JV | 78 |
| SUP PAT | 6,653 |
| SUP SC | 12,173 |
| SUP TOT | 24,457 |
| SWINE | 726 |
| SWINE KS | 791 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 302 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 4,569 |
| TURKEY | 94 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078003— 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). "Nicolet, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nicolet-qc175004-1891/.