Chester, North—Nord, Quebec (1881 census)
Chester, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 926. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 71.796°W.
Population
In 1881, Chester, North—Nord had a population of 926: 450 male and 476 female residents. Population density was 53.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 780 |
| 1881 | 926 |
| 1891 | 640 |
| 1901 | 511 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Chester, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 148 |
| Number of families | 148 |
| Number of females | 476 |
| Number of males | 450 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 260 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 926 |
| Total population | 926 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 648 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 114 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,435 |
| Acres of potatoes | 66 |
| Acres of wheat | 182 |
| BAR BU | 497 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 497 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,174 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,074 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 571 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,313 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 524 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,945 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 39 |
| BWT BU | 2,174 |
| CRN BU | 58 |
| HAY AC | 1,435 |
| HAY TONS | 1,394 |
| OAT BU | 12,074 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 571 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 6,313 |
| RYE BU | 524 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,394 |
| WHT AC | 182 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,945 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 335 |
| C UNMD M | 313 |
| C UNMD TOT | 648 |
| D OCC | 114 |
| FEMALE | 476 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 114 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 450 |
| MD F | 130 |
| MD M | 130 |
| MD TOT | 260 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 145 |
| TUR BU | 39 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153020— 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 1881 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, North—Nord, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-north-nord-qc052019-1881/.