Nelson, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.806°N, 65.544°W.
Population
In 1881, Nelson had a population of 2,724: 1,451 male and 1,273 female residents. Population density was 10.3 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nelson, 1891 (56.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 497 |
| Number of families | 497 |
| Number of females | 1,273 |
| Number of males | 1,451 |
| Number of married females | 404 |
| Number of married males | 406 |
| Number of married persons | 810 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP TOT | 2,724 |
| Total population | 2,724 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 798 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,021 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,819 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 458 |
| Number of occupied houses | 458 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,355 |
| Acres of potatoes | 496 |
| Acres of wheat | 195 |
| BAR BU | 218 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,113 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,605 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 197 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,884 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,801 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,504 |
| BWT BU | 5,113 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 1,355 |
| HAY TONS | 1,661 |
| OAT BU | 31,605 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 160 |
| POT AC | 496 |
| POT BU | 57,884 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,661 |
| WHT AC | 195 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,801 |
Fisheries (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 29 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 634 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 798 |
| C UNMD M | 1,021 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,819 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| D OCC | 458 |
| FEMALE | 1,273 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| GSP XB Q | 2 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 458 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,451 |
| MD F | 404 |
| MD M | 406 |
| MD TOT | 810 |
| NET XX F | 634 |
| NUMBER CD | 35 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 197 |
| SHD XB Q | 1 |
| SLM XB Q | 29 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 3,504 |
| WID F | 71 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035009— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/nelson-nb035009-1881/.