Chester E. (Ste. Hélène), Quebec (1911 census)
Chester E. (Ste. Hélène) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,087. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464299. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.026°N, 71.715°W.
Population
In 1911, Chester E. (Ste. Hélène) had a population of 1,087: 576 male and 511 female residents. Population density was 29.0 people per square mile.
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).
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—Est (Ste. Hélène), 1901 (87.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Chester E. (Ste. Hélène) shared boundaries with:
- Chester N. (St. Christophe)
- Chester W.-O. (St. Paul)
- Halifax S.
- St. Fortunat de Wolfestown
- Wolfestown
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,300 |
| POP F | 511 |
| POP M | 576 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.04 |
| POP TOT | 1,087 |
Other recorded variables (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 23,953 |
| AREA SQ MI | 37.43 |
| DWELLINGS | 187 |
| F MARRIED | 181 |
| F SINGLE | 318 |
| F WIDOWED | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 193 |
| FRENCH | 1,087 |
| M MARRIED | 182 |
| M SINGLE | 388 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,087 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158002— 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
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-e-ste-h-l-ne-qc158002-1911/.