Chichester, Quebec (1891 census)
Chichester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 711. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 77.085°W.
Population
In 1891, Chichester had a population of 711: 363 male and 348 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Chichester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 711 total population, 363 males, 348 females, 194 married persons, 115 families, 98 married males, 96 married females, 37 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 480 single persons under 18, 250 single males under 18, 230 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 368 persons who are not French Canadian, 343 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 114 houses, 114 houses of 1 story, 114 occupied houses, 113 houses built of wood, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,525 bushels of oats, 20,520 pounds of homemade butter, 15,947 acres of land in farms, 9,915 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,445 bushels of potatoes, 6,032 acres of improved land in farms, 4,351 acres of farmland under crops, 3,393 bushels of peas, 2,050 chickens, 2,007 acres of oats, 1,750 acres of hay crops, 1,642 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,621 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,358 tons of hay, 931 bushels of spring wheat, 865 bushels of turnips, 642 bushels of buckwheat, 628 sheep, 614 bushels of rye, 557 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 430 other cattle, 423 swine, 391 milk cows, 345 swine slaughtered or sold, 231 horses aged over 3 years, 184 bushels of corn, 132 sheep slaughtered or sold, 110 acres of wheat, 107 occupants of farms, 106 acres of potatoes, 101 farm occupants who own their land, 101 turkeys, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 94 bushels of barley, 93 cattle killed or sold, 75 horses aged 3 years and under, 63 geese, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 bushels of beans, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 acres of barley, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 9 other fowl, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 ducks, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177009— 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 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). "Chichester, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chichester-qc177009-1891/.