Ely, Quebec (1871 census)
Ely was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 72.343°W.
Population
In 1871, Ely had a population of 1,267: 632 male and 635 female residents. Population density was 25.1 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).
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 (49.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ely shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 232 |
| Number of females | 635 |
| Number of males | 632 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 203 |
| Number of married persons | 404 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 1,267 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 422 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 834 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 232 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 959 |
| BWT BU | 4,790 |
| CRN BU | 1,222 |
| HAY AC | 3,262 |
| HAY TONS | 2,491 |
| OAT BU | 15,731 |
| PEA BU | 918 |
| POT AC | 235 |
| POT BU | 28,176 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,585 |
| WHT WTR BU | 131 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 136 |
| AREA | 29,600 |
| BEN BU | 130 |
| CD | 127 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| FEMALE | 635 |
| GRA BU | 74 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 232 |
| INHABITED | 232 |
| MALE | 632 |
| MARRIED F | 201 |
| MARRIED M | 203 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 404 |
| POPULATION | 1,267 |
| ROOT BU | 653 |
| SINGLE F | 412 |
| SINGLE M | 422 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 834 |
| TUR BU | 1,774 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC127011— 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 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, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ely-qc127011-1871/.