St. Evariste de Forsyth, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Evariste de Forsyth was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,248. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.938°N, 70.973°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Evariste de Forsyth had a population of 1,248: 639 male and 609 female residents. Population density was 16.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,248 |
| 1901 | 2,030 |
| 1911 | 1,890 |
| 1921 | 2,059 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Evariste, 1881 (47.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Evariste de Forsyth shared boundaries with:
- Dorset
- St. Ephrem de Tring
- St. Honoré de Shenley
- St. Méthode d'Adstock
- St. Sébastien d'Aylmer
- St. Vital de Lambton
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 232 |
| Number of families | 232 |
| Number of females | 609 |
| Number of males | 639 |
| Number of married females | 218 |
| Number of married males | 220 |
| Number of married persons | 438 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 609 |
| POP M | 639 |
| POP TOT | 1,248 |
| Total population | 1,248 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 408 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 783 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,248 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 225 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 225 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 30 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,738 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,277 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,138 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,489 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,949 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,226 |
| Acres of oats | 1,279 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 173 |
| BAR AC | 72 |
| BAR BU | 715 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 715 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,493 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,613 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 777 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,058 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,327 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 173 |
| BWT BU | 4,493 |
| HAY AC | 4,489 |
| HAY TONS | 2,056 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 270 |
| Number of chickens | 1,581 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 202 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 103 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 193 |
| Number of milk cows | 585 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 205 |
| Number of other cattle | 443 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 230 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 1,001 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 760 |
| Number of swine | 223 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 347 |
| OAT AC | 1,279 |
| OAT BU | 14,613 |
| PEA BU | 777 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 9,058 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,656 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,550 |
| RYE BU | 52 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,056 |
| WHT AC | 173 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,327 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 52 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,550 |
| CATTLE KS | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 375 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 408 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 783 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,656 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 103 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 1,248 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 31 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,581 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 193 |
| HOUSES | 225 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 225 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 218 |
| MD MALE | 220 |
| MD TOT | 438 |
| MILK COWS | 585 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 202 |
| OC TOT | 205 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 443 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,001 |
| SHEEP KS | 760 |
| SUP AM | 12,949 |
| SUP FOR | 17,277 |
| SUP JV | 73 |
| SUP PAT | 5,738 |
| SUP SC | 7,138 |
| SUP TOT | 30,226 |
| SWINE | 223 |
| SWINE KS | 347 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 225 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 173 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 230 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055009— 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 1891 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. Evariste de Forsyth, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-evariste-de-forsyth-qc139014-1891/.