Chester W-O, Quebec (1871 census)
Chester W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,368. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.968°N, 71.780°W.
Population
In 1871, Chester W-O had a population of 1,368: 713 male and 655 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
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).
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, West, 1861 (72.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Chester W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 206 |
| Number of females | 655 |
| Number of males | 713 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 197 |
| Number of married persons | 394 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| Total population | 1,368 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 441 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 944 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 198 |
| Number of occupied houses | 198 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 595 |
| BWT BU | 3,470 |
| CRN BU | 647 |
| HAY AC | 2,254 |
| HAY TONS | 1,652 |
| OAT BU | 10,139 |
| PEA BU | 1,013 |
| POT AC | 180 |
| POT BU | 19,690 |
| RYE BU | 1,054 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,747 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 200 |
| AREA | 25,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 68 |
| CD | 137 |
| CSD | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 206 |
| FEMALE | 655 |
| GRA BU | 186 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 198 |
| INHABITED | 198 |
| MALE | 713 |
| MARRIED F | 197 |
| MARRIED M | 197 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 394 |
| POPULATION | 1,368 |
| ROOT BU | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 441 |
| SINGLE M | 503 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 944 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137016— 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 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 W-O, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-w-o-qc137016-1871/.