Chichester, Quebec (1881 census)
Chichester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 702. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 77.085°W.
Population
In 1881, Chichester had a population of 702: 359 male and 343 female residents. Population density was 7.6 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Chichester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 109 |
| Number of families | 109 |
| Number of females | 343 |
| Number of males | 359 |
| Number of married females | 100 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 199 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP TOT | 702 |
| Total population | 702 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 481 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 106 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,137 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of wheat | 281 |
| BAR BU | 153 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 899 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 403 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,934 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,634 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,383 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,891 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,953 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,482 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 52 |
| BWT BU | 899 |
| CRN BU | 403 |
| HAY AC | 1,137 |
| HAY TONS | 720 |
| OAT BU | 32,934 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,634 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 10,383 |
| RYE BU | 2,891 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 720 |
| WHT AC | 281 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,953 |
| WHT WTR BU | 52 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 230 |
| C UNMD M | 251 |
| C UNMD TOT | 481 |
| D OCC | 106 |
| FEMALE | 343 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 106 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 359 |
| MD F | 100 |
| MD M | 99 |
| MD TOT | 199 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 22 |
| TUR BU | 1,482 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079008— 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). "Chichester, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chichester-qc098016-1881/.