Nelson, Quebec (1911 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.340°N, 71.446°W.
Population
In 1911, Nelson had a population of 413: 206 male and 207 female residents. Population density was 18.1 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Nelson, 1901 (83.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 431 |
| POP F | 207 |
| POP M | 206 |
| POP TOT | 413 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 42 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 12 |
| BRIT IRISH | 107 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 71 |
| F MARRIED | 57 |
| F SINGLE | 139 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 71 |
| FRENCH | 289 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 58 |
| M SINGLE | 142 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 41 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 312 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nelson-qc174008-1911/.