Chester, North—Nord, Quebec (1871 census)
Chester, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 71.796°W.
Population
In 1871, Chester, North—Nord had a population of 780: 374 male and 406 female residents. Population density was 45.1 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).
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, 1861 (31.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Chester, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 406 |
| Number of males | 374 |
| Number of married females | 120 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of married persons | 241 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| Total population | 780 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 528 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 115 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 358 |
| BWT BU | 1,142 |
| CRN BU | 179 |
| HAY AC | 1,123 |
| HAY TONS | 801 |
| OAT BU | 9,146 |
| PEA BU | 667 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 10,834 |
| RYE BU | 338 |
| Total area (acres) | 10,080 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,487 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 238 |
| AREA | 10,080 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| CD | 137 |
| CSD | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FEMALE | 406 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 115 |
| INHABITED | 115 |
| MALE | 374 |
| MARRIED F | 120 |
| MARRIED M | 121 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 241 |
| POPULATION | 780 |
| ROOT BU | 15 |
| SINGLE F | 278 |
| SINGLE M | 250 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 528 |
| TUR BU | 132 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137014— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-north-nord-qc137014-1871/.