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 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 879 total population, 448 females, 431 males, 266 married persons, 164 families, 134 married females, 132 married males, 23 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 590 single persons under 18, 302 single females under 18, 288 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 851 French Canadians, 28 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 151 houses, 151 occupied houses, 129 houses built of wood, 115 houses of 1 story, 80 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,179 pounds of homemade butter, 7,430 bushels of oats, 6,212 bushels of potatoes, 4,883 acres of land in farms, 4,459 chickens, 4,079 acres of improved land in farms, 3,200 bushels of peas, 2,915 acres of farmland under crops, 2,900 bushels of buckwheat, 1,316 tons of hay, 1,225 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,152 acres of hay crops, 1,045 bushels of barley, 1,036 acres of farmland in pasture, 806 bushels of winter wheat, 804 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 531 acres of oats, 418 swine slaughtered or sold, 356 sheep slaughtered or sold, 307 swine, 301 sheep, 294 bushels of corn, 224 milk cows, 222 cattle killed or sold, 202 horses aged over 3 years, 202 turkeys, 159 occupants of farms, 138 bushels of beans, 128 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, Capacity of silos (tons): 128, 123 other fowl, 121 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 96 farm occupants who own their land, 88 bushels of turnips, 83 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 74 other cattle, 63 acres of wheat, 63 farm occupants who rent their land, 60 geese, 59 acres of barley, 58 acres of potatoes, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 15 ducks, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.