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Nelson, New Brunswick (1891–1921)
Nelson was a township in New Brunswick, recorded in 4 censuses between 1891 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3365853, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,907 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,948 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,985 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 2,047 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Successors
- later split into Nelson in 1891
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029009_1891— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.