Nelson, Quebec (1851 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 471. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28162211. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.377°N, 71.555°W.
Population
In 1851, Nelson had a population of 471: 252 male and 219 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 471 total population, 252 males, Male members of the family who are present: 238, 219 females, Female members of the family who are present: 214, 174 single males, 145 single females, 77 married males, 74 families, 72 married females, 24 males attending school, 17 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 14, Male members of the family who are present: 11, 10 female births, 7 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 5, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 42 males aged 5 to 10, 41 females aged 5 to 10, 33 single males aged 10 to 15, 28 single females aged 10 to 15, 27 married females aged 30 to 40, 27 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 single males aged 20 to 30, 20 married females aged 20 to 30, 20 married males aged 30 to 40, 19 single females aged 15 to 20, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 13 females age 3 to 4, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 females under age 1, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 7 males under age 1, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 203 French Canadians, 132 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 113 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in England or Wales, 13 persons originating in New Brunswick, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 10,150 pounds of maple sugar, 8,651 acres of land in farms, 7,400 bushels of potatoes, 7,319 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,048 bushels of oats, 1,720 pounds of homemade butter, 1,332 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,327 bushels of rye, 1,016 bushels of wheat, 826 acres of farmland under crops, 802 bushels of turnips, 506 acres of farmland in pasture, 291 pounds of wool produced on farms, 281 bushels of barley, 227 tons of hay, 172 swine, 169 acres of oats, 133 bushels of peas, 122 sheep, 117 milk cows, 98 bushels of buckwheat, 94 acres of potatoes, 87 acres of wheat, 85 pounds of flax or hemp, 80 pounds of tobacco, 76 calves and heifers, 73 acres of rye, 72 barrels of pork, 70 bulls, oxen, or steers, 64 occupants of farms, 53 horses, 39 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 24 acres of barley, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 acres of peas, 10 acres of buckwheat, 9 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of carrots, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 barrels of beef, 4 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 12,000 saw mill plants, 89 yards of flannel, 84 yards of fulled cloth, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062003— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nelson-qc062003-1851/.