Chichester, Quebec (1891 census)
Chichester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 711. 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 density was 7.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Chichester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 115 |
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 348 |
| Number of males | 363 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 194 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 348 |
| POP M | 363 |
| POP TOT | 711 |
| Total population | 711 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 480 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 343 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 368 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 114 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 113 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 114 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,642 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,915 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,351 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,750 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,032 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,947 |
| Acres of oats | 2,007 |
| Acres of potatoes | 106 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 110 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 94 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 642 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,525 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,393 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,445 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 614 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 931 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 865 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 642 |
| CRN BU | 184 |
| HAY AC | 1,750 |
| HAY TONS | 1,358 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 93 |
| Number of chickens | 2,050 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 63 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 75 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 231 |
| Number of milk cows | 391 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 430 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 628 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 132 |
| Number of swine | 423 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 345 |
| Number of turkeys | 101 |
| OAT AC | 2,007 |
| OAT BU | 33,525 |
| PEA BU | 3,393 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 6,445 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,621 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 557 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,520 |
| RYE BU | 614 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,358 |
| WHT AC | 110 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 931 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,520 |
| CATTLE KS | 93 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 230 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 480 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,621 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 75 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 557 |
| FRN CA | 343 |
| GEESE | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,050 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 231 |
| HOUSES | 114 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 114 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 113 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 96 |
| MD MALE | 98 |
| MD TOT | 194 |
| MILK COWS | 391 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 101 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 430 |
| OTHERS | 368 |
| SHEEP | 628 |
| SHEEP KS | 132 |
| SUP AM | 6,032 |
| SUP FOR | 9,915 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 1,642 |
| SUP SC | 4,351 |
| SUP TOT | 15,947 |
| SWINE | 423 |
| SWINE KS | 345 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 114 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 865 |
| TURKEY | 101 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
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: 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). "Chichester, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chichester-qc177009-1891/.