Chester, North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)
Chester, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 640. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 71.796°W.
Population
In 1891, Chester, North—Nord had a population of 640: 315 male and 325 female residents. Population density was 37.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Chester, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
- Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène)
- Halifax N.
- St. Christophe d’Arthabaska
- St. Norbert d Arthabaska
- St. Paul
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 101 |
| Number of families | 101 |
| Number of females | 325 |
| Number of males | 315 |
| Number of married females | 98 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 196 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 325 |
| POP M | 315 |
| POP TOT | 640 |
| Total population | 640 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 219 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 204 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 423 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 634 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 82 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 82 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 82 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 82 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,445 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,154 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,731 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,455 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,232 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,386 |
| Acres of oats | 742 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 240 |
| BAR AC | 39 |
| BAR BU | 497 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 497 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,547 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,537 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,376 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,113 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 583 |
| BWT BU | 1,547 |
| CRN BU | 128 |
| HAY AC | 2,455 |
| HAY TONS | 1,445 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 194 |
| Number of chickens | 938 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 107 |
| Number of milk cows | 426 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 105 |
| Number of other cattle | 392 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 791 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 556 |
| Number of swine | 177 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 185 |
| OAT AC | 742 |
| OAT BU | 11,537 |
| PEA BU | 62 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 8,376 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 129 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,665 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,165 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,445 |
| WHT AC | 240 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,113 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,165 |
| CATTLE KS | 194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 219 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 204 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 423 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 129 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,665 |
| FRN CA | 634 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 938 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 107 |
| HOUSES | 82 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 82 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 98 |
| MD MALE | 98 |
| MD TOT | 196 |
| MILK COWS | 426 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 104 |
| OC TOT | 105 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 392 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 791 |
| SHEEP KS | 556 |
| SUP AM | 6,232 |
| SUP FOR | 3,154 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 2,445 |
| SUP SC | 3,731 |
| SUP TOT | 9,386 |
| SWINE | 177 |
| SWINE KS | 185 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 82 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 583 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153003— 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 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, North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-north-nord-qc153003-1891/.