ChesterN, Quebec (1871 census)
ChesterN was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 71.796°W.
Population
In 1871, ChesterN had a population of 780: 374 male and 406 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).
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, East, 1861 (31.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, ChesterN shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 780 total population, 406 females, 374 males, 241 married persons, 121 married males, 120 married females, 115 families, 11 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 528 single persons under 18, 278 single females under 18, 250 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 115 inhabited houses, 115 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 10,080 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137014— 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 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). "ChesterN, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chestern-qc137014-1871/.