Nelson, Quebec (1901 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 431. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28162211. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.332°N, 71.439°W.
Population
In 1901, Nelson had a population of 431: 215 male and 216 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Nelson, 1911 (83.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 431 total population, 216 females, 215 males, 151 single females, 149 single males, 66 families, 64 married males, 63 married females, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 66 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 13,517 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169010— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nelson-qc169010-1901/.