Chichester, Quebec (1901 census)
Chichester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 717. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 77.085°W.
Population
In 1901, Chichester had a population of 717: 364 male and 353 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Chichester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 717 total population, 364 males, 353 females, 240 single males, 223 single females, 120 families, 118 married males, 115 married females, 15 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 120 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 56,115 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180009— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chichester-qc180009-1901/.