Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène), Quebec (1901 census)
Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.033°N, 71.716°W.
Population
In 1901, Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène) had a population of 1,300: 710 male and 590 female residents. Population density was 33.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,544 |
| 1881 | 1,598 |
| 1891 | 1,681 |
| 1901 | 1,300 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chester E. (Ste. Hélène), 1911 (87.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène) shared boundaries with:
- Chester, North—Nord
- Chester, West—Ouest (St. Paul)
- Halifax N.
- Halifax S.
- St. Fortunat de Wolfestown
- Wolfestown
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of females | 590 |
| Number of males | 710 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 227 |
| Number of single females | 353 |
| Number of single males | 473 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| POP F | 590 |
| POP M | 710 |
| POP TOT | 1,300 |
| Total population | 1,300 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 222 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 23,953 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 23,953 |
| FAMILIES | 222 |
| HOUSES | 222 |
| MARRIED F | 217 |
| MARRIED M | 227 |
| SINGLE F | 353 |
| SINGLE M | 473 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153019— 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 1901 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, East—Est (Ste. Hélène), Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-east-est-ste-h-l-ne-qc153019-1901/.