Nelson, Quebec (1861 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,078. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28162211. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.377°N, 71.555°W.
Population
In 1861, Nelson had a population of 1,078: 565 male and 513 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 471 |
| 1861 | 1,078 |
| 1871 | 1,633 |
| 1881 | 428 |
| 1891 | 410 |
| 1901 | 431 |
| 1911 | 413 |
| 1921 | 349 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,078 total population, 565 males, Male members of the family who are present: 552, 513 females, Female members of the family who are present: 495, 395 single males, 359 single females, 157 married males, 149 married females, 133 adult males unable to read or write, 83 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, 15 female births, 15 females attending school, 15 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, 13 widowed males, 10 male births, 5 widowed females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 100 females aged 5 to 10, 90 males aged 5 to 10, 75 single males aged 15 to 20, 72 single males aged 10 to 15, 65 single females aged 10 to 15, 62 single males aged 20 to 30, 59 single females aged 15 to 20, 56 married males aged 30 to 40, 52 married females aged 20 to 30, 43 married females aged 30 to 40, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 married males aged 50 to 60, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 19 males aged 1 to 2, 18 females age 3 to 4, 18 females aged 2 to 3, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 706 French Canadians, 227 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 107 persons originating in Ireland, 19 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $89,555 value farms (dollars), 23,382 bushels of potatoes, $19,661 value all livestock, 16,103 acres of land in farms, 13,836 bushels of oats, 11,993 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,060 pounds of homemade butter, $6,356 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,440 pounds of maple sugar, 4,110 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,079 bushels of rye, 2,772 bushels of turnips, $2,331 value farm implements in dollars, 2,305 acres of farmland under crops, 1,803 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,247 bushels of buckwheat, 1,201 pounds of wool produced on farms, 887 bushels of barley, 760 bushels of peas, 725 acres of oats, 546 bushels of spring wheat, 490 sheep, 472 tons of hay, 442 pounds of flax or hemp, 414 swine, 342 calves and heifers, 251 milk cows, 234 acres of rye, 212 acres of potatoes, 195 barrels of pork, 167 occupants of farms, 138 bushels of winter wheat, 120 horses aged over 3 years, 96 acres of peas, 90 barrels of beef, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 83 acres of buckwheat, 83 bulls, oxen, or steers, 75 bushels of corn, 70 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 66 acres of barley, 51 acres of spring wheat, 41 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, $35 value garden and orchard crops, 30 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 acres of turnips, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 acres of winter wheat, 10 acres of corn, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $857 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 659 yards of flannel, 380 yards of fulled cloth, 172 yards of linen, 66 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC032007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28162211
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_(canton)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Nelson, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nelson-qc032007-1861/.