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 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 density was 2361.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,095 |
| 1861 | 2,856 |
| 1871 | 2,797 |
| 1881 | 3,764 |
| 1891 | 2,518 |
| 1901 | 2,225 |
| 1911 | 2,593 |
| 1921 | 2,342 |
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 174 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 | 469 |
| Number of families | 469 |
| Number of females | 1,305 |
| Number of males | 1,213 |
| Number of married females | 397 |
| Number of married males | 400 |
| Number of married persons | 797 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP F | 1,305 |
| POP M | 1,213 |
| POP TOT | 2,518 |
| Total population | 2,518 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 838 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,623 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,398 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 120 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 374 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 19 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 346 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 37 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 275 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 137 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 374 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 504 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,028 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,116 |
| Acres of hay crops | 447 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,732 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,760 |
| Acres of oats | 377 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 101 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,089 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 342 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,819 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,435 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 621 |
| BWT BU | 1,089 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 116 |
| CRN BU | 342 |
| HAY AC | 447 |
| HAY TONS | 576 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 29 |
| Number of chickens | 1,121 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of employees on farms | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 207 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 146 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 188 |
| Number of milk cows | 160 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 366 |
| Number of other cattle | 37 |
| Number of other fowl | 47 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 348 |
| Number of sheep | 81 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 30 |
| Number of swine | 105 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 167 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 377 |
| OAT BU | 4,819 |
| PEA BU | 144 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 7,435 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 423 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,502 |
| RYE BU | 62 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 576 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 94 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 61 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,502 |
| CATTLE KS | 29 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 838 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 785 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,623 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 423 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 469 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 2,398 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,121 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 188 |
| HOUSES | 374 |
| HOUSES B | 19 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 87 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 137 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 275 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 346 |
| INF 11 A | 348 |
| MD FEM | 397 |
| MD MALE | 400 |
| MD TOT | 797 |
| MILK COWS | 160 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC E | 13 |
| OC F | 146 |
| OC P | 207 |
| OC TOT | 366 |
| OTHER FOWL | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 37 |
| OTHERS | 120 |
| SHEEP | 81 |
| SHEEP KS | 30 |
| SILOS | 116 |
| SUP AM | 1,732 |
| SUP FOR | 1,028 |
| SUP JV | 112 |
| SUP PAT | 504 |
| SUP SC | 1,116 |
| SUP TOT | 2,760 |
| SWINE | 105 |
| SWINE KS | 167 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 374 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 621 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 70 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078024— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nicolet-town-ville-qc175005-1891/.