Nicolet, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Nicolet, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141595. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.230°N, 72.621°W.
Population
In 1891, Nicolet, Town—Ville had a population of 2,518: 1,213 male and 1,305 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,518 |
| 1901 | 2,225 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Nicolet, Town—Ville, 1881 (2.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nicolet, Town—Ville 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 2,518 total population, 1,305 females, 1,213 males, 797 married persons, 469 families, 400 married males, 397 married females, 98 widowed persons, 70 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,623 single persons under 18, 838 single females under 18, 785 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,398 French Canadians, 120 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 374 houses, 374 occupied houses, 346 houses built of wood, 275 houses of 2 stories, 137 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 87 houses of 4 rooms, 58 houses of 3 stories, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 1 story, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses built of brick, 18 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 6 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,435 bushels of potatoes, 5,502 pounds of homemade butter, 4,819 bushels of oats, 2,760 acres of land in farms, 1,732 acres of improved land in farms, 1,121 chickens, 1,116 acres of farmland under crops, 1,089 bushels of buckwheat, 1,028 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 621 bushels of turnips, 576 tons of hay, 504 acres of farmland in pasture, 447 acres of hay crops, 423 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 377 acres of oats, 366 occupants of farms, 348 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 342 bushels of corn, 207 farm occupants who own their land, 188 horses aged over 3 years, 167 swine slaughtered or sold, 160 milk cows, 146 farm occupants who rent their land, 144 bushels of peas, Capacity of silos (tons): 116, 112 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 105 swine, 101 bushels of barley, 94 bushels of spring wheat, 81 sheep, 72 acres of potatoes, 62 bushels of rye, 61 bushels of beans, 47 other fowl, 45 ducks, 37 other cattle, 30 sheep slaughtered or sold, 29 cattle killed or sold, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 turkeys, 13 employees on farms, 9 acres of wheat, 8 acres of barley, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 geese, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179006— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nicolet-town-ville-qc175005-1891/.