Chester E, Quebec (1871 census)
Chester E was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,544. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.033°N, 71.716°W.
Population
In 1871, Chester E had a population of 1,544: 783 male and 761 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,544 |
| 1881 | 1,598 |
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 Chester, East, 1861 (68.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Chester E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 249 |
| Number of females | 761 |
| Number of males | 783 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 485 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| Total population | 1,544 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 511 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 528 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,039 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 211 |
| Number of occupied houses | 211 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,602 |
| BWT BU | 3,712 |
| CRN BU | 163 |
| HAY AC | 2,275 |
| HAY TONS | 1,284 |
| OAT BU | 9,034 |
| PEA BU | 972 |
| POT AC | 160 |
| POT BU | 18,512 |
| RYE BU | 2,525 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,408 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 162 |
| AREA | 22,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| CD | 137 |
| CSD | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 249 |
| FEMALE | 761 |
| GRA BU | 201 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 211 |
| INHABITED | 211 |
| MALE | 783 |
| MARRIED F | 242 |
| MARRIED M | 243 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 485 |
| POPULATION | 1,544 |
| ROOT BU | 38 |
| SINGLE F | 511 |
| SINGLE M | 528 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,039 |
| TUR BU | 144 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052020— 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). "Chester E, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-e-qc137015-1871/.