Ely, Quebec (1881 census)
Ely was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,556. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 72.343°W.
Population
In 1881, Ely had a population of 1,556: 771 male and 785 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,018 |
| 1861 | 1,748 |
| 1871 | 1,267 |
| 1881 | 1,556 |
| 1891 | 1,764 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,556 total population, 785 females, 771 males, 532 married persons, 298 families, 267 married males, 265 married females, 26 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 998 single persons under 18, 504 single females under 18, 494 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 278 inhabited houses, 278 occupied houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,655 bushels of oats, 15,676 bushels of potatoes, 4,434 tons of hay, 4,217 acres of hay crops, 3,013 bushels of spring wheat, 2,308 bushels of buckwheat, 1,048 bushels of barley, 730 bushels of peas and beans, 503 bushels of corn, 315 bushels of turnips, 286 bushels of other root crops, 272 acres of wheat, 210 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,556 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:
QC059011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ely-qc059011-1881/.