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:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,953 area in acres, 1,087 total population, 576 males in the population, 511 females in the population, 388 single (never-married) males, 318 single (never-married) females, 193 families, 182 married males, 181 married females, 37.43 area in square miles, 29.04 population per square mile, 12 widowed females, 6 widowed males. 1,300 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,087 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,087 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 187 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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
- 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 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/.