ChesterN, Quebec (1881 census)
ChesterN was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 926. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 71.796°W.
Population
In 1881, ChesterN had a population of 926: 450 male and 476 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 780 |
| 1881 | 926 |
| 1891 | 640 |
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, ChesterN 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 926 total population, 476 females, 450 males, 260 married persons, 148 families, 130 married females, 130 married males, 18 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 648 single persons under 18, 335 single females under 18, 313 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 114 inhabited houses, 114 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,074 bushels of oats, 6,313 bushels of potatoes, 2,174 bushels of buckwheat, 1,945 bushels of spring wheat, 1,435 acres of hay crops, 1,394 tons of hay, 571 bushels of peas and beans, 524 bushels of rye, 497 bushels of barley, 182 acres of wheat, 145 bushels of other root crops, 66 acres of potatoes, 58 bushels of corn, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| P.N. (Philippe Napoléon) Pacaud | 1812–1884 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 926 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:
QC052019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153003— 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). "ChesterN, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chestern-qc052019-1881/.