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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,995 total population, 1,028 males, 967 females, 606 married persons, 308 families, 303 married females, 303 married males, 46 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,343 single persons under 18, 702 single males under 18, 641 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 299 inhabited houses, 299 occupied houses, 46 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 29,711 bushels of oats, 18,990 bushels of potatoes, 6,459 bushels of buckwheat, 3,738 bushels of spring wheat, 3,386 acres of hay crops, 2,907 tons of hay, 1,948 bushels of peas and beans, 964 bushels of turnips, 928 bushels of barley, 659 bushels of rye, 342 acres of wheat, 250 bushels of corn, 218 acres of potatoes, 197 bushels of other root crops, 184 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,996 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038001_1911— 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/.