St. Colomb de Sillery, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Colomb de Sillery was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,277. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.779°N, 71.255°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Colomb de Sillery had a population of 3,277: 1,622 male and 1,655 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,580 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 3,277 |
| 1891 | 2,663 |
| 1901 | 2,069 |
| 1911 | 1,969 |
| 1921 | 2,116 |
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, St. Colomb de Sillery shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 637 |
| Number of families | 637 |
| Number of females | 1,655 |
| Number of males | 1,622 |
| Number of married females | 501 |
| Number of married males | 500 |
| Number of married persons | 1,001 |
| Number of widowed females | 123 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 178 |
| POP TOT | 3,277 |
| Total population | 3,277 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,031 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,067 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,098 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 581 |
| Number of occupied houses | 582 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 67 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 227 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR BU | 10 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 765 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,484 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,650 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,524 |
| CRN BU | 63 |
| HAY AC | 227 |
| HAY TONS | 293 |
| OAT BU | 765 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 42 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 8,650 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 293 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 85 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,031 |
| C UNMD M | 1,067 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,098 |
| D OCC | 582 |
| FEMALE | 1,655 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 581 |
| H UNINH | 67 |
| MALE | 1,622 |
| MD F | 501 |
| MD M | 500 |
| MD TOT | 1,001 |
| NUMBER CD | 80 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,484 |
| TUR BU | 2,524 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 123 |
| WID M | 55 |
| WID TOT | 178 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081007— 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). "St. Colomb de Sillery, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomb-de-sillery-qc080009-1881/.