Nelson, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,724. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365853. 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 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 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,724 total population, 1,451 males, 1,273 females, 810 married persons, 497 families, 406 married males, 404 married females, 95 widowed persons, 71 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,819 single persons under 18, 1,021 single males under 18, 798 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 458 inhabited houses, 458 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 57,884 bushels of potatoes, 31,605 bushels of oats, 5,113 bushels of buckwheat, 3,504 bushels of turnips, 2,801 bushels of spring wheat, 1,661 tons of hay, 1,355 acres of hay crops, 496 acres of potatoes, 218 bushels of barley, 197 bushels of other root crops, 195 acres of wheat, 160 bushels of peas and beans, 45 bushels of corn, 3 bushels of rye, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 634 fathoms of fishing nets, 29 barrels of salmon, 2 barrels of gaspareaux, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 1 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,724 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035009— 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 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/.