Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène), Quebec (1891 census)
Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,681. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.033°N, 71.716°W.
Population
In 1891, Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène) had a population of 1,681: 878 male and 803 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,544 |
| 1881 | 1,598 |
| 1891 | 1,681 |
| 1901 | 1,300 |
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, Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène) shared boundaries with:
- Chester, North—Nord
- Chester, West—Ouest (St. Paul)
- Halifax N.
- Halifax S.
- St. Fortunat de Wolfestown
- St. Julien
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,681 total population, 878 males, 803 females, 546 married persons, 293 families, 273 married females, 273 married males, 31 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,104 single persons under 18, 596 single males under 18, 508 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,680 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 224 houses, 224 houses built of wood, 224 occupied houses, 213 houses of 1 story, 76 houses of 3 rooms, 56 uninhabited houses, 53 houses of 1 room, 50 houses of 2 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,430 pounds of homemade butter, 19,974 acres of land in farms, 15,939 bushels of oats, 12,109 bushels of potatoes, 11,603 acres of improved land in farms, 8,371 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,042 acres of farmland under crops, 6,360 bushels of buckwheat, 4,601 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,492 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,379 acres of hay crops, 3,036 tons of hay, 1,828 chickens, 1,775 bushels of spring wheat, 1,633 sheep, 1,217 bushels of turnips, 1,171 acres of oats, 963 sheep slaughtered or sold, 901 bushels of barley, 823 milk cows, 815 other cattle, 444 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 420 swine slaughtered or sold, 309 cattle killed or sold, 300 oxen, 286 bushels of peas, 281 swine, 241 occupants of farms, 238 acres of wheat, 216 farm occupants who own their land, 194 horses aged over 3 years, 188 bushels of corn, 130 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 127 acres of potatoes, 98 horses aged 3 years and under, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 67 bushels of rye, 60 acres of barley, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 geese, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 bushels of beans, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 acres of turnips, 10 other fowl, 3 employees on farms, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153019— 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). "Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène), Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-east-est-ste-h-l-ne-qc153022-1891/.