Chénier, Quebec (1891 census)
Chénier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.919°N, 71.912°W.
Population
In 1891, Chénier had a population of 1,500: 796 male and 704 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Chénier, 1881 (67.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chénier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,500 total population, 796 males, 704 females, 473 married persons, 253 families, 237 married males, 236 married females, 35 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 992 single persons under 18, 544 single males under 18, 448 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,332 French Canadians, 168 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 222 occupied houses, 217 houses, 212 houses built of wood, 207 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 4 rooms, 60 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 uninhabited houses, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses built of brick, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,454 bushels of oats, 24,145 pounds of homemade butter, 21,297 bushels of potatoes, 18,712 acres of land in farms, 11,980 acres of improved land in farms, 6,918 acres of farmland under crops, 6,732 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,956 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,883 acres of hay crops, 4,815 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,102 bushels of spring wheat, 3,058 tons of hay, 3,040 bushels of buckwheat, 2,334 chickens, 1,499 bushels of turnips, 1,423 acres of oats, 1,228 sheep, 1,213 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,037 bushels of barley, 893 milk cows, 893 other cattle, 427 cattle killed or sold, 389 swine slaughtered or sold, 367 bushels of peas, 350 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 320 swine, 314 acres of wheat, 246 horses aged over 3 years, 205 occupants of farms, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 154 oxen, 139 acres of potatoes, 120 horses aged 3 years and under, 119 geese, 111 bushels of corn, 106 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 78 bushels of beans, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 acres of barley, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 turkeys, 42 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 ducks, 12 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153002— 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 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). "Chénier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ch-nier-qc153002-1891/.