Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène), Quebec (1891 census)
Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,681. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.033°N, 71.716°W.
Population
In 1891, Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène) had a population of 1,681: 878 male and 803 female residents. Population density was 43.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 293 |
| Number of families | 293 |
| Number of females | 803 |
| Number of males | 878 |
| Number of married females | 273 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 803 |
| POP M | 878 |
| POP TOT | 1,681 |
| Total population | 1,681 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 508 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 596 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,104 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,680 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 224 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 224 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 53 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 213 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 224 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 56 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 60 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,492 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,371 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,042 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,379 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,603 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,974 |
| Acres of oats | 1,171 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 238 |
| BAR AC | 60 |
| BAR BU | 901 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 901 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,360 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,939 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 286 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,109 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,775 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,217 |
| BWT BU | 6,360 |
| CRN BU | 188 |
| HAY AC | 4,379 |
| HAY TONS | 3,036 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 309 |
| Number of chickens | 1,828 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 216 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 98 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 194 |
| Number of milk cows | 823 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 241 |
| Number of other cattle | 815 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 300 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,633 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 963 |
| Number of swine | 281 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 420 |
| OAT AC | 1,171 |
| OAT BU | 15,939 |
| PEA BU | 286 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 12,109 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 444 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,601 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,430 |
| RYE BU | 67 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,036 |
| WHT AC | 238 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,775 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 40 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 130 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,430 |
| CATTLE KS | 309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 508 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 596 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,104 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 444 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 98 |
| FAMILIES | 293 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,601 |
| FRN CA | 1,680 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,828 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 194 |
| HOUSES | 224 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 213 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 56 |
| HOUSES W | 224 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 273 |
| MD MALE | 273 |
| MD TOT | 546 |
| MILK COWS | 823 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 216 |
| OC TOT | 241 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 815 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,633 |
| SHEEP KS | 963 |
| SUP AM | 11,603 |
| SUP FOR | 8,371 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 4,492 |
| SUP SC | 7,042 |
| SUP TOT | 19,974 |
| SWINE | 281 |
| SWINE KS | 420 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 224 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 1,217 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 300 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153022— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-east-est-ste-h-l-ne-qc153022-1891/.