Chester W.-O. (St. Paul), Quebec (1911 census)
Chester W.-O. (St. Paul) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,407. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.967°N, 71.780°W.
Population
In 1911, Chester W.-O. (St. Paul) had a population of 1,407: 698 male and 709 female residents. Population density was 23.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,407 |
| 1921 | 1,270 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Chester W.-O. (St. Paul) shared boundaries with:
- Chester E. (Ste. Hélène)
- Chester N.
- Chesterville, VL
- Chénier
- Notre-Dame de Lourdes de Ham
- St. Christophe
- St. Fortunat de Wolfestown
- St. Rémi de Tingwick
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 38,384 area in acres, 1,407 total population, 709 females in the population, 698 males in the population, 484 single (never-married) females, 477 single (never-married) males, 220 families, 205 married females, 204 married males, 59.98 area in square miles, 23.46 population per square mile, 19 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 2,074 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,407 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,407 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 216 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038004— 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 1911 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. (St. Paul), Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-w-o-st-paul-qc158004-1911/.