Chambly Basin, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Chambly Basin, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.452°N, 73.297°W.
Population
In 1891, Chambly Basin, Village had a population of 879: 431 male and 448 female residents. Population density was 666.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 879 |
| 1901 | 849 |
| 1911 | 900 |
| 1921 | 1,068 |
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 Chambly, Village, 1881 (73.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chambly Basin, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 448 |
| Number of males | 431 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 266 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 448 |
| POP M | 431 |
| POP TOT | 879 |
| Total population | 879 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 288 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 590 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 851 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 28 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 151 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 129 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 115 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 128 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,036 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 804 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,915 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,152 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,079 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,883 |
| Acres of oats | 531 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 1,045 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,045 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,900 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,430 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,200 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,212 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 806 |
| BWT BU | 2,900 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 128 |
| CRN BU | 294 |
| HAY AC | 1,152 |
| HAY TONS | 1,316 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 222 |
| Number of chickens | 4,459 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 96 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 63 |
| Number of geese | 60 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 202 |
| Number of milk cows | 224 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 159 |
| Number of other cattle | 74 |
| Number of other fowl | 123 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 121 |
| Number of sheep | 301 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 356 |
| Number of swine | 307 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 418 |
| Number of turkeys | 202 |
| OAT AC | 531 |
| OAT BU | 7,430 |
| PEA BU | 3,200 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 6,212 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,225 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,179 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,316 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT FALL BU | 806 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 138 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,179 |
| CATTLE KS | 222 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 288 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 590 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,225 |
| FRN CA | 851 |
| GEESE | 60 |
| GRA BU | 83 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,459 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 202 |
| HOUSES | 151 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 80 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 129 |
| INF 11 A | 121 |
| MD FEM | 134 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 266 |
| MILK COWS | 224 |
| NAME CD | Chambly |
| OC F | 63 |
| OC P | 96 |
| OC TOT | 159 |
| OTHER FOWL | 123 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 74 |
| OTHERS | 28 |
| SHEEP | 301 |
| SHEEP KS | 356 |
| SILOS | 128 |
| SUP AM | 4,079 |
| SUP FOR | 804 |
| SUP JV | 128 |
| SUP PAT | 1,036 |
| SUP SC | 2,915 |
| SUP TOT | 4,883 |
| SWINE | 307 |
| SWINE KS | 418 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 151 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 88 |
| TURKEY | 202 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046012— 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). "Chambly Basin, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chambly-basin-village-qc145004-1891/.