Chambly, Quebec (1881 census)
Chambly was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.434°N, 73.316°W.
Population
In 1881, Chambly had a population of 988: 492 male and 496 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,673 |
| 1861 | 1,787 |
| 1871 | 1,279 |
| 1881 | 988 |
| 1891 | 958 |
| 1901 | 929 |
| 1911 | 1,005 |
| 1921 | 1,054 |
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, 1871 (80.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Chambly shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 173 |
| Number of families | 173 |
| Number of females | 496 |
| Number of males | 492 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 317 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 988 |
| Total population | 988 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 638 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 162 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,357 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of wheat | 199 |
| BAR BU | 2,005 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,005 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,797 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 853 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,604 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,326 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 25,312 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,196 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,018 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 146 |
| BWT BU | 2,797 |
| CRN BU | 853 |
| HAY AC | 3,357 |
| HAY TONS | 2,818 |
| OAT BU | 41,604 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 25,312 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 10,196 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,818 |
| WHT AC | 199 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,018 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 318 |
| C UNMD M | 320 |
| C UNMD TOT | 638 |
| D OCC | 162 |
| FEMALE | 496 |
| GRA BU | 292 |
| H INHAB | 162 |
| H UNINH | 27 |
| MALE | 492 |
| MD F | 159 |
| MD M | 158 |
| MD TOT | 317 |
| NUMBER CD | 67 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,326 |
| TUR BU | 146 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046002— 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 1881 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chambly-qc067006-1881/.