Chester E. (Ste. Hélène), Quebec (1921 census)
Chester E. (Ste. Hélène) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 899. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464299. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.026°N, 71.715°W.
Population
In 1921, Chester E. (Ste. Hélène) had a population of 899: 469 male and 430 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,087 |
| 1921 | 899 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Chester E. (Ste. Hélène) shared boundaries with:
- Chester N. (St. Christophe)
- Chester W.-O. (St. Paul)
- Halifax S. W.-O.
- St. Fortunat de Wolfestown
- Wolfestown (St. Julien de)
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 899 total population, 469 males in the population, 458 males born in Canada, 430 females in the population, 418 females born in Canada, 12 females born outside the British Empire, 11 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 897 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 899 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464299
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne-de-Chester
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne-de-Chester
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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. (Ste. Hélène), Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-e-ste-h-l-ne-qc038002-1921/.