Nelson, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,948. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365853. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.847°N, 65.590°W.
Population
In 1901, Nelson had a population of 1,948: 1,026 male and 922 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,948 total population, 1,026 males, 922 females, 712 single males, 584 single females, 356 families, 301 married females, 300 married males, 37 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 356 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 84,173 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029009_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365853
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Nelson
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/nelson-nb019009-1901/.