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 density was 30.9 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 298 |
| Number of families | 298 |
| Number of females | 785 |
| Number of males | 771 |
| Number of married females | 265 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 532 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 1,556 |
| Total population | 1,556 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 504 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 494 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 998 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 278 |
| Number of occupied houses | 278 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,217 |
| Acres of potatoes | 210 |
| Acres of wheat | 272 |
| BAR BU | 1,048 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,048 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,308 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 503 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,655 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 286 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 730 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,676 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,013 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 315 |
| BWT BU | 2,308 |
| CRN BU | 503 |
| HAY AC | 4,217 |
| HAY TONS | 4,434 |
| OAT BU | 18,655 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 730 |
| POT AC | 210 |
| POT BU | 15,676 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,434 |
| WHT AC | 272 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,013 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 504 |
| C UNMD M | 494 |
| C UNMD TOT | 998 |
| D OCC | 278 |
| FEMALE | 785 |
| GRA BU | 100 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 278 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 771 |
| MD F | 265 |
| MD M | 267 |
| MD TOT | 532 |
| NUMBER CD | 59 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 286 |
| TUR BU | 315 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001_1851— 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/.