ChesterN, Quebec (1891 census)
ChesterN was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 640. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 71.796°W.
Population
In 1891, ChesterN had a population of 640: 315 male and 325 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 1891
In the 1891 census, ChesterN shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 640 total population, 325 females, 315 males, 196 married persons, 101 families, 98 married females, 98 married males, 21 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 8 widowed females, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 423 single persons under 18, 219 single females under 18, 204 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 634 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 82 houses, 82 houses built of wood, 82 houses of 1 story, 82 occupied houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,537 bushels of oats, 10,165 pounds of homemade butter, 9,386 acres of land in farms, 8,376 bushels of potatoes, 6,232 acres of improved land in farms, 3,731 acres of farmland under crops, 3,154 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,665 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,455 acres of hay crops, 2,445 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,113 bushels of spring wheat, 1,547 bushels of buckwheat, 1,445 tons of hay, 938 chickens, 791 sheep, 742 acres of oats, 583 bushels of turnips, 556 sheep slaughtered or sold, 497 bushels of barley, 426 milk cows, 392 other cattle, 240 acres of wheat, 194 cattle killed or sold, 185 swine slaughtered or sold, 177 swine, 129 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 128 bushels of corn, 109 oxen, 107 horses aged over 3 years, 105 occupants of farms, 104 farm occupants who own their land, 62 acres of potatoes, 62 bushels of peas, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 acres of barley, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 18 bushels of beans, 17 geese, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 ducks, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chestern-qc153003-1891/.