Ely N, Quebec (1881 census)
Ely N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 992. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.557°N, 72.350°W.
Population
In 1881, Ely N had a population of 992: 495 male and 497 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 992 |
| 1891 | 983 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ely N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 992 total population, 497 females, 495 males, 322 married persons, 161 married females, 161 married males, 150 families, 25 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 645 single persons under 18, 326 single males under 18, 319 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 148 inhabited houses, 148 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,093 bushels of oats, 14,084 bushels of potatoes, 3,186 bushels of turnips, 3,013 acres of hay crops, 2,950 tons of hay, 1,718 bushels of spring wheat, 1,597 bushels of buckwheat, 728 bushels of peas and beans, 673 bushels of barley, 580 bushels of corn, 459 bushels of winter wheat, 314 bushels of other root crops, 173 acres of wheat, 149 acres of potatoes, 88 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 992 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:
QC059012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188002— 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). "Ely N, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ely-n-qc059012-1881/.