Chénier, Quebec (1881 census)
Chénier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.912°N, 71.880°W.
Population
In 1881, Chénier had a population of 1,995: 1,028 male and 967 female residents. Population density was 36.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,866 |
| 1881 | 1,995 |
| 1891 | 1,500 |
| 1901 | 1,189 |
| 1911 | 1,440 |
| 1921 | 1,368 |
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 contained Chénier, 1891 (67.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Chénier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 308 |
| Number of families | 308 |
| Number of females | 967 |
| Number of males | 1,028 |
| Number of married females | 303 |
| Number of married males | 303 |
| Number of married persons | 606 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,995 |
| Total population | 1,995 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 641 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 702 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,343 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 299 |
| Number of occupied houses | 299 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,386 |
| Acres of potatoes | 218 |
| Acres of wheat | 342 |
| BAR BU | 928 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 928 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,459 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,711 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 197 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,948 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,990 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 659 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,738 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 964 |
| BWT BU | 6,459 |
| CRN BU | 250 |
| HAY AC | 3,386 |
| HAY TONS | 2,907 |
| OAT BU | 29,711 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,948 |
| POT AC | 218 |
| POT BU | 18,990 |
| RYE BU | 659 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,907 |
| WHT AC | 342 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,738 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 641 |
| C UNMD M | 702 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,343 |
| D OCC | 299 |
| FEMALE | 967 |
| GRA BU | 184 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 299 |
| H UNINH | 46 |
| MALE | 1,028 |
| MD F | 303 |
| MD M | 303 |
| MD TOT | 606 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 197 |
| TUR BU | 964 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038001_1871— 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 1881 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). "Chénier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ch-nier-qc052023-1881/.