Chambly, Quebec (1891 census)
Chambly was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 958. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138018022. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 988 |
| 1891 | 958 |
| 1901 | 929 |
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:
- Chambly Basin, Village
- Chambly Canton, Village
- Laprairie
- St. Bazile le Grand
- St. Bruno
- St. Hubert
- St. Luc
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 958 total population, 486 males, 472 females, 286 married persons, 156 families, 143 married females, 143 married males, 35 widowed persons, 18 widowed males, 17 widowed females, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 637 single persons under 18, 325 single males under 18, 312 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 858 French Canadians, 100 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 houses, 154 occupied houses, 135 houses built of wood, 100 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 51 houses of 2 stories, 33 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses built of brick, 9 houses built of stone, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 66,205 pounds of homemade butter, 32,910 bushels of oats, 19,087 acres of land in farms, 15,475 acres of improved land in farms, 12,303 acres of farmland under crops, 10,398 bushels of potatoes, 10,329 chickens, 8,552 bushels of peas, 6,872 bushels of buckwheat, 6,388 acres of hay crops, 5,072 tons of hay, 3,612 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,535 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,056 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,969 acres of oats, 1,955 turkeys, 1,532 bushels of spring wheat, 1,483 bushels of barley, 799 bushels of corn, 728 sheep, 575 milk cows, 556 sheep slaughtered or sold, 526 horses aged over 3 years, 509 swine, 441 bushels of turnips, 429 swine slaughtered or sold, 341 other cattle, 249 geese, 221 horses aged 3 years and under, 212 other fowl, 196 acres of wheat, 153 occupants of farms, 144 cattle killed or sold, 133 acres of barley, 133 ducks, 124 farm occupants who own their land, 116 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 108 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 103 bushels of beans, 93 acres of potatoes, 65 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138018022
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/.