Nelson, Quebec (1891 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.332°N, 71.439°W.
Population
In 1891, Nelson had a population of 410: 217 male and 193 female residents. Population density was 21.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 72 |
| Number of families | 72 |
| Number of females | 193 |
| Number of males | 217 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 64 |
| Number of married persons | 128 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 193 |
| POP M | 217 |
| POP TOT | 410 |
| Total population | 410 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 125 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 276 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 254 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 156 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 68 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 68 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 68 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,864 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,181 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,694 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,212 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,570 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,751 |
| Acres of oats | 714 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 338 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 338 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,124 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,428 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 318 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,056 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 761 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 450 |
| BWT BU | 1,124 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 1,212 |
| HAY TONS | 1,118 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 170 |
| Number of chickens | 910 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 70 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 90 |
| Number of milk cows | 290 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 70 |
| Number of other cattle | 353 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 378 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 335 |
| Number of swine | 80 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 171 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 714 |
| OAT BU | 11,428 |
| PEA BU | 318 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 9,056 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,059 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 513 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,685 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,118 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT SP BU | 761 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,685 |
| CATTLE KS | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 276 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,059 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 72 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 513 |
| FRN CA | 254 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 910 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 90 |
| HOUSES | 68 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 68 |
| MD FEM | 64 |
| MD MALE | 64 |
| MD TOT | 128 |
| MILK COWS | 290 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC P | 70 |
| OC TOT | 70 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 353 |
| OTHERS | 156 |
| SHEEP | 378 |
| SHEEP KS | 335 |
| SUP AM | 4,570 |
| SUP FOR | 4,181 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 1,864 |
| SUP SC | 2,694 |
| SUP TOT | 8,751 |
| SWINE | 80 |
| SWINE KS | 171 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 68 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 450 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168008— 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 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). "Nelson, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nelson-qc168008-1891/.