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 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,764 total population, 899 males, 865 females, 602 married persons, 301 married females, 301 married males, 298 families, 39 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,123 single persons under 18, 582 single males under 18, 541 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,556 French Canadians, 208 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 298 houses, 298 occupied houses, 285 houses built of wood, 234 houses of 1 story, 168 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses of 2 stories, 59 houses of 5 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses built of brick, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,747 pounds of homemade butter, 32,121 bushels of potatoes, 27,372 acres of land in farms, 23,180 bushels of oats, 16,431 acres of improved land in farms, 10,941 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,728 acres of farmland under crops, 6,566 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,560 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,293 tons of hay, 4,843 acres of hay crops, 4,835 bushels of buckwheat, 4,684 chickens, 4,320 bushels of barley, 2,370 bushels of spring wheat, 2,357 sheep, 1,654 milk cows, 1,084 bushels of turnips, 1,083 acres of oats, 974 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 967 sheep slaughtered or sold, 853 swine, 727 other cattle, 486 swine slaughtered or sold, 485 horses aged over 3 years, 364 bushels of peas, 332 occupants of farms, 305 bushels of corn, 265 farm occupants who own their land, 234 acres of barley, 219 horses aged 3 years and under, 216 cattle killed or sold, 205 turkeys, 192 acres of potatoes, 167 acres of wheat, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 143 geese, 137 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 129 bushels of beans, 124 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 103 ducks, 99 oxen, 93 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 62 farm occupants who rent their land, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 employees on farms, 4 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188001— 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 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/.