Chambly Canton, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Chambly Canton, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.444°N, 73.268°W.
Population
In 1891, Chambly Canton, Village had a population of 846: 409 male and 437 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 846 |
| 1901 | 957 |
| 1911 | 857 |
| 1921 | 839 |
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 (26.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chambly Canton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 846 total population, 437 females, 409 males, 290 married persons, 165 families, 145 married females, 145 married males, 36 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 5.10 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 520 single persons under 18, 261 single females under 18, 259 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 690 French Canadians, 156 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 158 houses, 158 occupied houses, 134 houses built of wood, 102 houses of 1 story, 96 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 48 houses of 2 stories, 27 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses built of brick, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,700 pounds of homemade butter, 3,318 bushels of potatoes, 2,068 chickens, 1,100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 867 bushels of oats, 632 acres of land in farms, 427 acres of improved land in farms, 252 acres of farmland under crops, 205 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 155 swine, 154 tons of hay, 150 occupants of farms, 145 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 140 swine slaughtered or sold, 122 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 115 bushels of turnips, 111 bushels of buckwheat, 106 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 102 acres of oats, 95 acres of hay crops, 91 turkeys, 90 milk cows, 85 bushels of peas, 77 farm occupants who own their land, 71 horses aged over 3 years, 69 acres of farmland in pasture, 68 bushels of corn, 67 other fowl, 66 farm occupants who rent their land, 56 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 47 bushels of barley, 47 bushels of beans, 41 acres of potatoes, 36 sheep, 19 other cattle, 17 bushels of spring wheat, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 employees on farms, 6 ducks, 5 acres of barley, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 cattle killed or sold, 4 geese, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 acres of wheat, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046013— 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 Canton, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chambly-canton-village-qc145005-1891/.