Ely N, Quebec (1891 census)
Ely N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 983. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.557°N, 72.350°W.
Population
In 1891, Ely N had a population of 983: 505 male and 478 female residents. Population density was 19.1 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ely, North—Nord, 1901 (84.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ely N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 478 |
| Number of males | 505 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 146 |
| Number of married persons | 291 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 478 |
| POP M | 505 |
| POP TOT | 983 |
| Total population | 983 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 660 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 539 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 444 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 163 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 161 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 163 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 169 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 137 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,354 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,209 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,550 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,016 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,041 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,250 |
| Acres of oats | 973 |
| Acres of potatoes | 136 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 109 |
| BAR AC | 169 |
| BAR BU | 3,491 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,491 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,116 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 870 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,618 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 706 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,115 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,799 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,900 |
| BWT BU | 2,116 |
| CRN BU | 870 |
| HAY AC | 3,016 |
| HAY TONS | 3,162 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 323 |
| Number of chickens | 3,792 |
| Number of ducks | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 153 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 197 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 124 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 311 |
| Number of milk cows | 839 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 157 |
| Number of other cattle | 625 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 917 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 718 |
| Number of swine | 265 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 356 |
| Number of turkeys | 205 |
| OAT AC | 973 |
| OAT BU | 18,618 |
| PEA BU | 706 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 21,115 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,046 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 83 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,982 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,162 |
| WHT AC | 109 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,799 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,982 |
| CATTLE KS | 323 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 316 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 660 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,046 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 124 |
| DUCKS | 107 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 83 |
| FRN CA | 539 |
| GEESE | 197 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,792 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 311 |
| HOUSES | 163 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 145 |
| MD MALE | 146 |
| MD TOT | 291 |
| MILK COWS | 839 |
| NAME CD | Shefford |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 153 |
| OC TOT | 157 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 625 |
| OTHERS | 444 |
| SHEEP | 917 |
| SHEEP KS | 718 |
| SUP AM | 10,041 |
| SUP FOR | 12,209 |
| SUP JV | 137 |
| SUP PAT | 5,354 |
| SUP SC | 4,550 |
| SUP TOT | 22,250 |
| SWINE | 265 |
| SWINE KS | 356 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 163 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,900 |
| TURKEY | 205 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ely-n-qc188002-1891/.