St. Colomb de Sillery, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Colomb de Sillery was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,069. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3483898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.778°N, 71.256°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Colomb de Sillery had a population of 2,069: 986 male and 1,083 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Colomb de Sillery 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 2,069 total population, 1,083 females, 986 males, 720 single females, 639 single males, 398 families, 309 married females, 308 married males, 54 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 347 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 2,455 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir James Macpherson Le Moine | 1825–1912 | died here |
| Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier | 1837–1911 | died here |
| Sir F. (François) Langelier | 1838–1915 | died here |
| Philomène Labrecque | 1852–1920 | died here |
| Pierre-Évariste LeBlanc | 1853–1918 | died here |
| Charles Huot | 1855–1930 | died here |
| Louis-Philippe Brodeur | 1862–1924 | died here |
| Marie-Clément Staub | 1876–1936 | died here |
| mère Marie Sainte-Cécile de Rome | 1897–1929 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3483898
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sillery,_Quebec_City
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sillery_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "St. Colomb de Sillery, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomb-de-sillery-qc185006-1901/.