Nelson, Quebec (1881 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 428. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.332°N, 71.439°W.
Population
In 1881, Nelson had a population of 428: 223 male and 205 female residents. Population density was 22.5 people per square mile.
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).
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 Nelson, 1871 (20.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Nelson 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 | 72 |
| Number of families | 72 |
| Number of females | 205 |
| Number of males | 223 |
| Number of married females | 62 |
| Number of married males | 66 |
| Number of married persons | 128 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP TOT | 428 |
| Total population | 428 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 138 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 153 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 291 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 67 |
| Number of occupied houses | 67 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,000 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 55 |
| BAR BU | 797 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 797 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,413 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,317 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 343 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,669 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 952 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 729 |
| BWT BU | 1,413 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 1,000 |
| HAY TONS | 1,210 |
| OAT BU | 10,317 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 343 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 7,669 |
| RYE BU | 28 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,210 |
| WHT AC | 55 |
| WHT SP BU | 952 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 138 |
| C UNMD M | 153 |
| C UNMD TOT | 291 |
| D OCC | 67 |
| FEMALE | 205 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| H INHAB | 67 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 223 |
| MD F | 62 |
| MD M | 66 |
| MD TOT | 128 |
| NUMBER CD | 50 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 142 |
| TUR BU | 729 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071009— 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). "Nelson, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nelson-qc050007-1881/.