Chambly, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Chambly, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.444°N, 73.268°W.
Population
In 1871, Chambly, Village had a population of 600: 296 male and 304 female residents. Population density was 1276.6 people per square mile.
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 was contained in Chambly, Village, 1861 (26.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Chambly, Village, 1881 (26.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Chambly, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 304 |
| Number of males | 296 |
| Number of married females | 94 |
| Number of married males | 97 |
| Number of married persons | 191 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| Total population | 600 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 188 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 382 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 98 |
| Number of occupied houses | 98 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 266 |
| BWT BU | 65 |
| CRN BU | 107 |
| HAY AC | 63 |
| HAY TONS | 67 |
| OAT BU | 696 |
| PEA BU | 65 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 3,489 |
| Total area (acres) | 188 |
| WHT SP BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 188 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| CD | 118 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FEMALE | 304 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 98 |
| INHABITED | 98 |
| MALE | 296 |
| MARRIED F | 94 |
| MARRIED M | 97 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 191 |
| POPULATION | 600 |
| ROOT BU | 241 |
| SINGLE F | 188 |
| SINGLE M | 194 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 382 |
| TUR BU | 29 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC118006— 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 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, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chambly-village-qc118006-1871/.