Chichester, Quebec (1911 census)
Chichester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 847. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 77.085°W.
Population
In 1911, Chichester had a population of 847: 431 male and 416 female residents. Population density was 9.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Chichester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 717 |
| POP F | 416 |
| POP M | 431 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.66 |
| POP TOT | 847 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 56,115 |
| AREA SQ MI | 87.68 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 24 |
| BRIT IRISH | 367 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 11 |
| DWELLINGS | 130 |
| F MARRIED | 124 |
| F SINGLE | 272 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 132 |
| FRENCH | 445 |
| M MARRIED | 127 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 295 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 840 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chichester-qc185008-1911/.