Chester W-O, Quebec (1881 census)
Chester W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.968°N, 71.780°W.
Population
In 1881, Chester W-O had a population of 1,723: 909 male and 814 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,368 |
| 1881 | 1,723 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,723 total population, 909 males, 814 females, 523 married persons, 279 families, 263 married males, 260 married females, 41 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,159 single persons under 18, 628 single males under 18, 531 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 256 inhabited houses, 256 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,407 bushels of oats, 11,989 bushels of potatoes, 7,359 bushels of buckwheat, 3,407 bushels of spring wheat, 3,273 tons of hay, 2,664 acres of hay crops, 2,266 bushels of barley, 1,052 bushels of peas and beans, 567 bushels of rye, 304 acres of wheat, 253 bushels of corn, 181 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 163 acres of potatoes, 22 bushels of turnips, 15 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,723 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052021— 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 W-O, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-w-o-qc052021-1881/.