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 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 density was 13.0 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 356 |
| Number of females | 922 |
| Number of males | 1,026 |
| Number of married females | 301 |
| Number of married males | 300 |
| Number of single females | 584 |
| Number of single males | 712 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| POP F | 922 |
| POP M | 1,026 |
| POP TOT | 1,948 |
| Total population | 1,948 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 356 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 84,173 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 84,173 |
| FAMILIES | 356 |
| HOUSES | 356 |
| MARRIED F | 301 |
| MARRIED M | 300 |
| SINGLE F | 584 |
| SINGLE M | 712 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019009— 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 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/.