Ely N, Quebec (1871 census)
Ely N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.557°N, 72.350°W.
Population
In 1871, Ely N had a population of 856: 430 male and 426 female residents. Population density was 16.7 people per square mile.
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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ely, 1861 (50.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ely N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 426 |
| Number of males | 430 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of married persons | 263 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| Total population | 856 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 575 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 226 |
| BWT BU | 2,766 |
| CRN BU | 1,097 |
| HAY AC | 2,198 |
| HAY TONS | 1,715 |
| OAT BU | 13,358 |
| PEA BU | 230 |
| POT AC | 166 |
| POT BU | 27,569 |
| RYE BU | 133 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,367 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 120 |
| AREA | 29,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 135 |
| CD | 127 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FEMALE | 426 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 137 |
| INHABITED | 137 |
| MALE | 430 |
| MARRIED F | 132 |
| MARRIED M | 131 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 263 |
| POPULATION | 856 |
| ROOT BU | 672 |
| SINGLE F | 281 |
| SINGLE M | 294 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 575 |
| TUR BU | 1,414 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC127012— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ely-n-qc127012-1871/.