Chester, West—Ouest (St. Paul), Quebec (1901 census)
Chester, West—Ouest (St. Paul) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,074. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.967°N, 71.782°W.
Population
In 1901, Chester, West—Ouest (St. Paul) had a population of 2,074: 1,033 male and 1,041 female residents. Population density was 45.2 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chesterville, VL, 1911 (4.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Chester, West—Ouest (St. Paul) shared boundaries with:
- Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène)
- Chester, North—Nord
- Chénier
- Notre-Dame de Lourdes de Ham
- St. Christophe
- St. Fortunat de Wolfestown
- St. Rémi de Tingwick
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 335 |
| Number of females | 1,041 |
| Number of males | 1,033 |
| Number of married females | 333 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of single females | 678 |
| Number of single males | 672 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| POP F | 1,041 |
| POP M | 1,033 |
| POP TOT | 2,074 |
| Total population | 2,074 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 324 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 38,384 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 38,384 |
| FAMILIES | 335 |
| HOUSES | 324 |
| MARRIED F | 333 |
| MARRIED M | 335 |
| SINGLE F | 678 |
| SINGLE M | 672 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153021— 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 1901 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, West—Ouest (St. Paul), Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chester-west-ouest-st-paul-qc153021-1901/.