Chichester, Quebec (1851 census)
Chichester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 172. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 77.085°W.
Population
In 1851, Chichester had a population of 172: 99 male and 73 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 172 |
| 1861 | 539 |
| 1871 | 598 |
| 1881 | 702 |
| 1891 | 711 |
| 1901 | 717 |
| 1911 | 847 |
| 1921 | 839 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Chichester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 172 total population, 99 males, Male members of the family who are present: 96, 73 females, Female members of the family who are present: 71, 64 single males, 41 single females, 31 married females, 31 married males, 29 families, 6 females attending school, 6 male births, 5 males attending school, 4 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 3, 3 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 16 married females aged 20 to 30, 13 married males aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 20 to 30, 11 males aged 5 to 10, 9 married males aged 20 to 30, 9 single males aged 15 to 20, 7 females aged 5 to 10, 7 married females aged 30 to 40, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 males aged 1 to 2, 6 males under age 1, 6 single females aged 10 to 15, 6 single males aged 10 to 15, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 single females aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 females under age 1, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 98 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 37 persons originating in Ireland, 28 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 3,215 acres of land in farms, 2,965 bushels of potatoes, 2,763 bushels of oats, 2,513 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,743 pounds of homemade butter, 975 pounds of maple sugar, 602 acres of farmland under cultivation, 574 bushels of wheat, 471 acres of farmland under crops, 381 bushels of peas, 189 tons of hay, 143 swine, 131 acres of farmland in pasture, 116 pounds of wool produced on farms, 105 acres of oats, 66 milk cows, 59 bulls, oxen, or steers, 58 acres of peas, 58 bushels of barley, 56 acres of wheat, 53 bushels of corn, 52 calves and heifers, 51 sheep, 38 acres of potatoes, 31 occupants of farms, 27 barrels of pork, 26 horses, 26 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 21 bushels of rye, 20 bushels of turnips, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 6 bushels of beans, 5 acres of rye, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 barrels of beef, 3 pounds of flax or hemp, 2 acres of barley, 2 acres of corn, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $50 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $50 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 24 yards of flannel, 2 employees in saw mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242811
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Chichester, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chichester-qc067006-1851/.