Chambly, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Chambly, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,506. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.450°N, 73.290°W.
Population
In 1881, Chambly, Village had a population of 1,506: 708 male and 798 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 698 |
| 1861 | 1,379 |
| 1871 | 600 |
| 1881 | 1,506 |
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 contained Chambly, Village, 1871 (26.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Bassin de Chambly, Village, 1871 (73.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chambly Canton, Village, 1891 (26.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chambly Basin, Village, 1891 (73.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Chambly, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 798 |
| Number of males | 708 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 238 |
| Number of married persons | 479 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,506 |
| Total population | 1,506 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 516 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 961 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 264 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 575 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR BU | 445 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 622 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,080 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,487 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 927 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,353 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,035 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 622 |
| CRN BU | 1,080 |
| HAY AC | 575 |
| HAY TONS | 600 |
| OAT BU | 6,487 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,353 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 7,035 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 600 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT SP BU | 390 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 516 |
| C UNMD M | 445 |
| C UNMD TOT | 961 |
| D OCC | 265 |
| FEMALE | 798 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 264 |
| H UNINH | 48 |
| MALE | 708 |
| MD F | 241 |
| MD M | 238 |
| MD TOT | 479 |
| NUMBER CD | 67 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 927 |
| TUR BU | 172 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067005— 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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chambly-village-qc067005-1881/.