Ely, Quebec (1891 census)
Ely was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 72.343°W.
Population
In 1891, Ely had a population of 1,764: 899 male and 865 female residents. Population density was 35.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ely shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 298 |
| Number of families | 298 |
| Number of females | 865 |
| Number of males | 899 |
| Number of married females | 301 |
| Number of married males | 301 |
| Number of married persons | 602 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 865 |
| POP M | 899 |
| POP TOT | 1,764 |
| Total population | 1,764 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 582 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,123 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,556 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 208 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 298 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 285 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 234 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 168 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 298 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 234 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 137 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,566 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,941 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,728 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,843 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,431 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,372 |
| Acres of oats | 1,083 |
| Acres of potatoes | 192 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 167 |
| BAR AC | 234 |
| BAR BU | 4,320 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,320 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,835 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,180 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 364 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,121 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,370 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,084 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 4,835 |
| CRN BU | 305 |
| HAY AC | 4,843 |
| HAY TONS | 5,293 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 216 |
| Number of chickens | 4,684 |
| Number of ducks | 103 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 265 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 143 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 219 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 485 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,654 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 332 |
| Number of other cattle | 727 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 52 |
| Number of sheep | 2,357 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 967 |
| Number of swine | 853 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 486 |
| Number of turkeys | 205 |
| OAT AC | 1,083 |
| OAT BU | 23,180 |
| PEA BU | 364 |
| POT AC | 192 |
| POT BU | 32,121 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 974 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,560 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,747 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,293 |
| WHT AC | 167 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,370 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 93 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 124 |
| BEN BU | 129 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,747 |
| CATTLE KS | 216 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 541 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 582 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,123 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 974 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 219 |
| DUCKS | 103 |
| FAMILIES | 298 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,560 |
| FRN CA | 1,556 |
| GEESE | 143 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,684 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 485 |
| HOUSES | 298 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 168 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 285 |
| INF 11 A | 52 |
| MD FEM | 301 |
| MD MALE | 301 |
| MD TOT | 602 |
| MILK COWS | 1,654 |
| NAME CD | Shefford |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 265 |
| OC TOT | 332 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 727 |
| OTHERS | 208 |
| SHEEP | 2,357 |
| SHEEP KS | 967 |
| SUP AM | 16,431 |
| SUP FOR | 10,941 |
| SUP JV | 137 |
| SUP PAT | 6,566 |
| SUP SC | 9,728 |
| SUP TOT | 27,372 |
| SWINE | 853 |
| SWINE KS | 486 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 298 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,084 |
| TURKEY | 205 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188001— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ely-qc188001-1891/.