Chester, East, Quebec (1861 census)
Chester, East was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,524. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.047°N, 71.741°W.
Population
In 1861, Chester, East had a population of 1,524: 770 male and 754 female residents.
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, 1871 (68.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained ChesterN, 1871 (31.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Chester, East shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,524 total population, 770 males, 754 females, Male members of the family who are present: 699, Female members of the family who are present: 694, 520 single males, 507 single females, 239 married males, 233 married females, 165 adult males unable to read or write, 85 adult females unable to read or write, 81 females attending school, 77 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 71, Females present who are not members of the family: 60, 32 female births, 30 male births, 14 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 114 males aged 5 to 10, 107 females aged 5 to 10, 98 single males aged 10 to 15, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 30 to 40, 83 single females aged 10 to 15, 81 single females aged 15 to 20, 73 married females aged 30 to 40, 72 single males aged 15 to 20, 61 single males aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 females aged 1 to 2, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 30 females age 3 to 4, 27 females of unknown age, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 males of unknown age, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,521 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $121,695 value farms (dollars), 34,046 pounds of maple sugar, $31,189 value all livestock, 20,909 bushels of potatoes, 18,146 pounds of homemade butter, 16,904 acres of land in farms, 13,177 bushels of oats, 10,623 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $9,937 value horses aged over 3 years, 6,281 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,573 bushels of rye, $4,736 value farm implements in dollars, 3,653 acres of farmland under crops, 3,092 bushels of spring wheat, 3,074 bushels of buckwheat, 3,031 bushels of barley, 2,940 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,605 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,587 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,853 bushels of turnips, 1,071 bushels of peas, 979 sheep, $851 value garden and orchard crops, 768 acres of oats, 766 tons of hay, 480 swine, 444 calves and heifers, 410 acres of rye, 344 milk cows, 256 acres of spring wheat, 233 occupants of farms, 217 acres of potatoes, 207 barrels of pork, 206 acres of barley, 202 acres of buckwheat, 170 bulls, oxen, or steers, 153 horses aged over 3 years, 121 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 114 acres of peas, 85 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 41 acres of farmland in gardens, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 acres of turnips, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 bushels of corn, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,225 yards of linen, 2,541 yards of flannel, $1,771 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,266 yards of fulled cloth, 129 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Arsène Denis | 1857–1936 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC003006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC003006— 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-east-qc003006-1861/.