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 density was 41.0 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.
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 253 |
| Number of families | 253 |
| Number of females | 704 |
| Number of males | 796 |
| Number of married females | 236 |
| Number of married males | 237 |
| Number of married persons | 473 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 704 |
| POP M | 796 |
| POP TOT | 1,500 |
| Total population | 1,500 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 448 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 992 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,332 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 168 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 217 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 212 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 207 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,956 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,732 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,918 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,883 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,980 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,712 |
| Acres of oats | 1,423 |
| Acres of potatoes | 139 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 314 |
| BAR AC | 70 |
| BAR BU | 1,037 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,037 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,040 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,454 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 367 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,297 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,102 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,499 |
| BWT BU | 3,040 |
| CRN BU | 111 |
| HAY AC | 4,883 |
| HAY TONS | 3,058 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 427 |
| Number of chickens | 2,334 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 119 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 246 |
| Number of milk cows | 893 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 205 |
| Number of other cattle | 893 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 1,228 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,213 |
| Number of swine | 320 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 389 |
| Number of turkeys | 50 |
| OAT AC | 1,423 |
| OAT BU | 24,454 |
| PEA BU | 367 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 21,297 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 350 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,815 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,145 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,058 |
| WHT AC | 314 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,102 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 78 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,145 |
| CATTLE KS | 427 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 448 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 544 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 992 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 350 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 253 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,815 |
| FRN CA | 1,332 |
| GEESE | 119 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,334 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 246 |
| HOUSES | 217 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 207 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 212 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 236 |
| MD MALE | 237 |
| MD TOT | 473 |
| MILK COWS | 893 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 205 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 893 |
| OTHERS | 168 |
| SHEEP | 1,228 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,213 |
| SUP AM | 11,980 |
| SUP FOR | 6,732 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 4,956 |
| SUP SC | 6,918 |
| SUP TOT | 18,712 |
| SWINE | 320 |
| SWINE KS | 389 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 222 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,499 |
| TURKEY | 50 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 154 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153002— 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 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/.