Chambly, Quebec (1871 census)
Chambly was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,279. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142069. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.444°N, 73.307°W.
Population
In 1871, Chambly had a population of 1,279: 656 male and 623 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chambly, 1881 (80.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Chambly shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of females | 623 |
| Number of males | 656 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 410 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 1,279 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 401 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 841 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 209 |
| Number of occupied houses | 209 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,335 |
| BWT BU | 3,214 |
| CRN BU | 489 |
| HAY AC | 4,677 |
| HAY TONS | 3,991 |
| OAT BU | 32,593 |
| PEA BU | 19,812 |
| POT AC | 162 |
| POT BU | 15,147 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,141 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,563 |
| WHT WTR BU | 87 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 185 |
| AREA | 23,141 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 50 |
| CD | 118 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 240 |
| FEMALE | 623 |
| GRA BU | 530 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 209 |
| INHABITED | 209 |
| MALE | 656 |
| MARRIED F | 205 |
| MARRIED M | 205 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 410 |
| POPULATION | 1,279 |
| ROOT BU | 851 |
| SINGLE F | 401 |
| SINGLE M | 440 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 841 |
| TUR BU | 8 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC118005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142069
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chambly-qc118005-1871/.