Nelson, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,907. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.847°N, 65.590°W.
Population
In 1891, Nelson had a population of 1,907: 980 male and 927 female residents. Population density was 12.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,646 |
| 1881 | 2,724 |
| 1891 | 1,907 |
| 1901 | 1,948 |
| 1911 | 1,985 |
| 1921 | 2,047 |
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 Nelson, 1881 (56.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 347 |
| Number of families | 347 |
| Number of females | 927 |
| Number of males | 980 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 269 |
| Number of married persons | 538 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP F | 927 |
| POP M | 980 |
| POP TOT | 1,907 |
| Total population | 1,907 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 589 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 684 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,273 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 29 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,878 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 337 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 337 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 325 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 338 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,007 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,798 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,305 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,524 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,347 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,145 |
| Acres of oats | 858 |
| Acres of potatoes | 255 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 73 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 162 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 862 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,655 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,165 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,049 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,681 |
| BWT BU | 862 |
| HAY AC | 1,524 |
| HAY TONS | 1,789 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 176 |
| Number of chickens | 2,792 |
| Number of ducks | 60 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 267 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 41 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 243 |
| Number of milk cows | 577 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 277 |
| Number of other cattle | 418 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 767 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 310 |
| Number of swine | 236 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 305 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 858 |
| OAT BU | 20,655 |
| POT AC | 255 |
| POT BU | 32,165 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,355 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,957 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,789 |
| WHT AC | 73 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,049 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 127 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,957 |
| CATTLE KS | 176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 589 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 684 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,273 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,355 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| DUCKS | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 347 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 29 |
| GEESE | 41 |
| GRA BU | 201 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,792 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 243 |
| HOUSES | 337 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 101 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 325 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 337 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 269 |
| MD MALE | 269 |
| MD TOT | 538 |
| MILK COWS | 577 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 267 |
| OC TOT | 277 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 418 |
| OTHERS | 1,878 |
| SHEEP | 767 |
| SHEEP KS | 310 |
| SUP AM | 4,347 |
| SUP FOR | 19,798 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 1,007 |
| SUP SC | 3,305 |
| SUP TOT | 24,145 |
| SWINE | 236 |
| SWINE KS | 305 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 338 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 5,681 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029009— 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). "Nelson, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/nelson-nb017009-1891/.