Nelson, Ontario (1901 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,776. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.407°N, 79.858°W.
Population
In 1901, Nelson had a population of 2,776: 1,447 male and 1,329 female residents. Population density was 34.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,078 |
| 1861 | 4,559 |
| 1871 | 4,619 |
| 1881 | 3,340 |
| 1891 | 3,269 |
| 1901 | 2,776 |
| 1911 | 2,910 |
| 1921 | 3,356 |
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 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 588 |
| Number of females | 1,329 |
| Number of males | 1,447 |
| Number of married females | 485 |
| Number of married males | 495 |
| Number of single females | 778 |
| Number of single males | 908 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| POP F | 1,329 |
| POP M | 1,447 |
| POP TOT | 2,776 |
| Total population | 2,776 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 580 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 49,114 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 49,114 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 588 |
| HOUSES | 580 |
| MARRIED F | 485 |
| MARRIED M | 495 |
| SINGLE F | 778 |
| SINGLE M | 908 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117003— 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, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nelson-on068007-1901/.