Chesterville, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Chesterville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 263. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.960°N, 71.818°W.
Population
In 1911, Chesterville, VL had a population of 263: 128 male and 135 female residents. Population density was 129.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 263 |
| 1921 | 257 |
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, West—Ouest (St. Paul), 1901 (4.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Chesterville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 135 |
| POP M | 128 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 187.86 |
| POP TOT | 263 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 897 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.40 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 54 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 44 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| F SINGLE | 75 |
| F WIDOWED | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 58 |
| FRENCH | 263 |
| M MARRIED | 42 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 77 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 263 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038022— 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). "Chesterville, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chesterville-vl-qc158037-1911/.