Chambly, Quebec (1891 census)
Chambly was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.434°N, 73.316°W.
Population
In 1891, Chambly had a population of 958: 486 male and 472 female residents. Population density was 28.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chambly shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 472 |
| Number of males | 486 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 286 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 472 |
| POP M | 486 |
| POP TOT | 958 |
| Total population | 958 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 325 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 637 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 858 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 100 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 133 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 116 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,056 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,612 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,303 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,388 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,475 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,087 |
| Acres of oats | 2,969 |
| Acres of potatoes | 93 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 196 |
| BAR AC | 133 |
| BAR BU | 1,483 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,483 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,872 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 799 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,910 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,552 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,398 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,532 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 441 |
| BWT BU | 6,872 |
| CRN BU | 799 |
| HAY AC | 6,388 |
| HAY TONS | 5,072 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 144 |
| Number of chickens | 10,329 |
| Number of ducks | 133 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 124 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 249 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 221 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 526 |
| Number of milk cows | 575 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 153 |
| Number of other cattle | 341 |
| Number of other fowl | 212 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 728 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 556 |
| Number of swine | 509 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 429 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,955 |
| OAT AC | 2,969 |
| OAT BU | 32,910 |
| PEA BU | 8,552 |
| POT AC | 93 |
| POT BU | 10,398 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,535 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 66,205 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,072 |
| WHT AC | 196 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,532 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 65 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 103 |
| BUTTER LB | 66,205 |
| CATTLE KS | 144 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 312 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 325 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 637 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,535 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 221 |
| DUCKS | 133 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 858 |
| GEESE | 249 |
| GRA BU | 108 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,329 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 526 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 143 |
| MD MALE | 143 |
| MD TOT | 286 |
| MILK COWS | 575 |
| NAME CD | Chambly |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 124 |
| OC TOT | 153 |
| OTHER FOWL | 212 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 341 |
| OTHERS | 100 |
| SHEEP | 728 |
| SHEEP KS | 556 |
| SUP AM | 15,475 |
| SUP FOR | 3,612 |
| SUP JV | 116 |
| SUP PAT | 3,056 |
| SUP SC | 12,303 |
| SUP TOT | 19,087 |
| SWINE | 509 |
| SWINE KS | 429 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 441 |
| TURKEY | 1,955 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145003— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chambly-qc145003-1891/.