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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138018022. 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.
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,506 total population, 798 females, 708 males, 479 married persons, 287 families, 241 married females, 238 married males, 66 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 961 single persons under 18, 516 single females under 18, 445 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 265 occupied houses, 264 inhabited houses, 48 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,035 bushels of potatoes, 6,487 bushels of oats, 4,353 bushels of peas and beans, 1,080 bushels of corn, 927 bushels of other root crops, 622 bushels of buckwheat, 600 tons of hay, 575 acres of hay crops, 445 bushels of barley, 390 bushels of spring wheat, 172 bushels of turnips, 38 acres of potatoes, 27 acres of wheat, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,506 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q138018022
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/.