Nelson, Quebec (1891 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 410. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28162211. 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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 410 total population, 217 males, 193 females, 128 married persons, 72 families, 64 married females, 64 married males, 6 widowed persons, 5.70 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 276 single persons under 18, 151 single males under 18, 125 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 254 French Canadians, 156 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 68 houses, 68 houses built of wood, 68 houses of 1 story, 68 occupied houses, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,685 pounds of homemade butter, 11,428 bushels of oats, 9,056 bushels of potatoes, 8,751 acres of land in farms, 4,570 acres of improved land in farms, 4,181 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,694 acres of farmland under crops, 1,864 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,212 acres of hay crops, 1,124 bushels of buckwheat, 1,118 tons of hay, 1,059 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 910 chickens, 761 bushels of spring wheat, 714 acres of oats, 513 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 450 bushels of turnips, 378 sheep, 353 other cattle, 338 bushels of barley, 335 sheep slaughtered or sold, 318 bushels of peas, 290 milk cows, 171 swine slaughtered or sold, 170 cattle killed or sold, 90 horses aged over 3 years, 80 swine, 74 oxen, 70 farm occupants who own their land, 70 occupants of farms, 63 acres of wheat, 59 acres of potatoes, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 acres of barley, 24 turkeys, 20 geese, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of beans, 5 bushels of corn, 4 acres of turnips, 4 ducks, 3 bushels of rye, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q28162211
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_(canton)
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/.