Nelson, Quebec (1921 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 349. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28162211. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.340°N, 71.446°W.
Population
In 1921, Nelson had a population of 349: 171 male and 178 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 349 total population, 178 females in the population, 177 females born in Canada, 171 males in the population, 167 males born in Canada, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 244 persons of French origin, 69 persons of British origin (Irish), 36 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 259 Roman Catholics, 32 Anglicans (Church of England), 31 Methodists, 21 Presbyterians, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071009— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nelson-qc071009-1921/.