Nelson, Ontario (1911 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,910. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.407°N, 79.858°W.
Population
In 1911, Nelson had a population of 2,910: 1,572 male and 1,338 female residents. Population density was 36.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,776 |
| POP F | 1,338 |
| POP M | 1,572 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 37.92 |
| POP TOT | 2,910 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 625 |
| AREA ACRES | 49,114 |
| AREA SQ MI | 76.74 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 72 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,688 |
| BRIT IRISH | 516 |
| BRIT OTHER | 20 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 361 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DUTCH | 21 |
| DWELLINGS | 621 |
| F MARRIED | 543 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 717 |
| F WIDOWED | 76 |
| FAMILIES | 631 |
| FRENCH | 17 |
| FRIENDS | 3 |
| GERMAN | 137 |
| INDIAN | 63 |
| ITALIAN | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 578 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 934 |
| M WIDOWED | 50 |
| METHODISTS | 1,550 |
| PAGANS | 13 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 513 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 64 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 74 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nelson-on076003-1911/.