Population in 2011: 935
Population in 2006: 814
Population in 2001: 1,021
Total private dwellings: 406
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 367
Land area (km2): 354.51
Population in 2006: 814
Population in 2001: 1,021
2006 to 2011 population change
| This parish: | 14.9% |
| Province: | 2.9% |
2001 to 2006 population change
| Here: |   -20.3% |
| New Brunswick: |  0.1% |
Total private dwellings: 406
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 367
Land area (km2): 354.51
Population density per square kilometre
| This parish: | 2.6 |
| Nearby towns and cities: | 10.5 |
Occupation and industry
Participation rate
| This parish: | 52.6% |
| New Brunswick: | 63.7% |
Employment rate
| This parish: | 40.7% |
| New Brunswick: | 57.3% |
Unemployment rate
| Here: | 22.5% |
| Province: | 10.0% |
Earning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005
| This parish: | 16,317 CAD |
| New Brunswick: | 21,534 CAD |
Median income in 2005
| Here: | 18,090 CAD |
| New Brunswick: | 22,000 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before tax
| Here: | 19.1% |
| Province: | 13.5% |
Composition of total income in this parish
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Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 480
| Here: | 62.3% |
| New Brunswick: | 60.0% |
Male: 240
| Here: | 62.3% |
| New Brunswick: | 61.9% |
Female: 245
| Here: | 63.6% |
| New Brunswick: | 58.1% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 295
| Here: | 38.3% |
| New Brunswick: | 40.0% |
Male: 150
| This parish: | 39.0% |
| Province: | 38.1% |
Female: 140
| This parish: | 36.4% |
| New Brunswick: | 41.9% |
Nelson - Marital Status
Families and households characteristics
Families Types in Nelson
Households types in this parish
Language
Knowledge of official languages in this parish
First official language spoken in Nelson
Mother tongue
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Mobility status in 2006
Education
Schools in this parish
- L V Rogers Secondary (1004 Cottonwood St, Gradespan: 9-12, Enrollment: 759)
- Hume Elementary School (31, Gradespan: K-5, Enrollment: 201)
- Trafalgar Middle School (1201 Josephine St, Gradespan: 6-8, Enrollment: 428)
- South Nelson Elementary (814 Latimer St, Gradespan: K-5, Enrollment: 191)
- Blewett Elementary School (2665 Blewett Rd, Gradespan: K-5, Enrollment: 110)
- Wildflower (811 Stanley St, Gradespan: 1-9, Enrollment: 139)
- Nelson Waldorf School (PO Box 165 STN Main, Gradespan: K-8, Enrollment: 161)
- CHEK-ABC (810 Tenth St, Gradespan: K-12, Enrollment: 249)
- St Joseph School (523 Mill St, Gradespan: K-6, Enrollment: 97)
- REACH (1004 Cottonwood St, Gradespan: 9-12, Enrollment: 21)
- Rosemont Elementary School (1605 Crease Ave, Gradespan: K-5, Enrollment: 104)
- Distance Ed School of the Kootenays (811 Stanley St, Gradespan: K-12, Enrollment: 926)
- SelfDesign Learning Community (DL) (PO Box 300, Gradespan: K-12, Enrollment: 2,054)
- Nelson Christian Community School (810 Tenth St, Gradespan: K-7, Enrollment: 34)
- Redfish Elementary School (265 Bryan Rd, Gradespan: K-5, Enrollment: 93)
Federal Corporations In Nelson
- Diorama Demigods Inc. (2 - 609 BAKER STREET, Directors: KELLY SILVERTHORN)
- COMMUNITY FUTURES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY (540 BAKER STREET, Directors: ALEC DERGOUSOFF, BOB WRIGHT, DOREEN SMECHER, JIM HOLLAND, LARRY DZURIS, ROBERT SCHWIEGER, RON ROSS, SUSAN DESANDOLI, TERRY BAUMBRICK, WILLIAM MASLECHKO)
- MITCHELL HARRIS K. HOLDINGS INC. (614 - 4TH STREET, Directors: MITCHELL KLEIN)
- Mountain Baby LTD. (636 BAKER ST., Directors: JUDITH BANFIELD)
- NELSON AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (225 HALL STREET, Directors: BARRY AULIFFE, CAL RENWICK, CHUCK BENNETT, CLIVE JACKSON, ELLIOT CARTER, HARRY DAVIDSON, JOHN KNOX, JUSTIN PELANT, KEVIN EINARSON, RANDY HORSWILL, SHAUNA BAKER, TANYA FINLEY, TOM MAMIC)
- Osprey Community Foundation (501 VERNON STREET, Directors: AL DAWSON, ANDREA KRAMAR, DAVID ELLIOTT, GARY OCKENDEN, KELLY SILVERTON, LINDSAY DAVIS, NELSON AMES, NORM CARRUTHERS, PEGGY DEVRIES, TOM MURRAY, TROY TRILLO, VIVIEN BOWERS)
- MATCHA MOUNTAINS MATCHA INC. (307A Carbonate Street, Directors: Harreson Rombley Sinclaire, Joanne Elizabeth Sinclaire)
- D BRACKETT CONSULTING INC. (1810 Ridgewood Road, Directors: DAVID BRUCE BRACKETT)
- CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (3069 MILLER RD, Directors: BRAD STEELE, DAN BAUER, JAN WRIGHT, ROBERT WRIGHT, ROSLYN MOOY)
- Blue Marble Capital Partners Limited (Suite 200 - 3179 Heddle Road, Directors: TREVOR GILES)
- 7982968 CANADA INC. (110 High Street, Directors: Liz Cohoe)
- Voltage Bikes Ltd. (1524 CEDAR STREET, Directors: MICHAEL CLYDE, STEPHANIE MOSS)
- Impatient Pictures Ltd. (605 Nelson Ave., Directors: GREGORY RODERICK MCQUHAE MACKENZIE)
- Wharfhouse Business Services Ltd. (601 FRONT STREET, Directors: ANNA ISKRA)
- Cool Ventures (2007) Ltd. (6494 Harrop-Procter Rd., Directors: CONNOR PHILIPPE MARTIN, MICHAEL LLEWELYN MARTIN)
Age characteristics
Median age of the population
| This parish: | 43.3 |
| Province: | 43.7 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
| This parish: | 82.5% |
| New Brunswick: | 84.9% |
Famous people related to Nelson
Notable people born in Nelson:- Joseph Leonard O'Brien (Politician)
Citizenship and immigration
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 45
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Province: | 2.5% |
Male: 25
| Here: | 6.3% |
| New Brunswick: | 2.5% |
Female: 20
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Province: | 2.4% |
Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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