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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q141595. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,824 |
| 1901 | 1,318 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,824 total population, 935 males, 889 females, 561 married persons, 339 families, 282 married males, 279 married females, 54 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,209 single persons under 18, 630 single males under 18, 579 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,820 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 302 houses, 302 occupied houses, 274 houses built of wood, 179 houses of 1 story, 143 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 117 houses of 2 stories, 65 houses of 4 rooms, 38 uninhabited houses, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses built of stone, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses built of brick, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 64,890 bushels of oats, 35,230 pounds of homemade butter, 27,978 bushels of potatoes, 24,457 acres of land in farms, 18,904 acres of improved land in farms, 12,559 bushels of buckwheat, 12,173 acres of farmland under crops, 7,867 bushels of peas, 6,687 tons of hay, 6,653 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,052 chickens, 5,553 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,722 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,604 bushels of spring wheat, 4,569 bushels of turnips, 4,133 acres of oats, 3,953 acres of hay crops, Capacity of silos (tons): 3,161, 1,561 bushels of barley, 1,445 bushels of corn, 1,435 sheep, 1,360 milk cows, 1,000 other cattle, 911 sheep slaughtered or sold, 791 swine slaughtered or sold, 726 swine, 655 acres of wheat, 529 bushels of rye, 487 horses aged over 3 years, 429 cattle killed or sold, 285 ducks, 251 occupants of farms, 232 acres of potatoes, 232 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 230 farm occupants who own their land, 207 bushels of beans, 155 horses aged 3 years and under, 127 geese, 115 acres of barley, 94 turkeys, 91 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 82 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 78 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 acres of turnips, 35 oxen, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 other fowl, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edwige Buisson | 1837–1902 | died here |
| Elphège Gravel | 1838–1904 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141595
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolet,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolet
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/.