St. Colomb de Sillery, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Colomb de Sillery was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,069. 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Colomb de Sillery shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 398 |
| Number of females | 1,083 |
| Number of males | 986 |
| Number of married females | 309 |
| Number of married males | 308 |
| Number of single females | 720 |
| Number of single males | 639 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| POP F | 1,083 |
| POP M | 986 |
| POP TOT | 2,069 |
| Total population | 2,069 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 347 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 2,455 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 2,455 |
| FAMILIES | 398 |
| HOUSES | 347 |
| MARRIED F | 309 |
| MARRIED M | 308 |
| SINGLE F | 720 |
| SINGLE M | 639 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
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: 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 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/.