St. Sébastien d'Aylmer, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Sébastien d'Aylmer was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 859. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.802°N, 70.957°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Sébastien d'Aylmer had a population of 859: 446 male and 413 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 859 |
| 1901 | 1,204 |
| 1911 | 1,042 |
| 1921 | 1,152 |
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. Sébastien, 1881 (39.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Sébastien d'Aylmer shared boundaries with:
- Dorset
- St. Samuel de Gayhurst
- St. Vital de Lambton
- St. Évariste de Forsyth
- Whitton & Ste. Cécile
- Winslow & St. Romain
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 859 total population, 446 males, 413 females, 255 married persons, 147 families, 129 married females, 126 married males, 22 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 582 single persons under 18, 309 single males under 18, 273 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 859 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 134 houses, 134 houses built of wood, 134 occupied houses, 118 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,555 pounds of homemade butter, 17,436 acres of land in farms, 12,010 bushels of oats, 9,523 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,913 acres of improved land in farms, 7,480 bushels of potatoes, 4,182 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,679 acres of farmland under crops, 3,523 bushels of buckwheat, 2,275 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,209 acres of hay crops, 1,579 tons of hay, 1,336 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,279 bushels of barley, 1,046 sheep, 956 chickens, 943 bushels of spring wheat, 856 acres of oats, 565 milk cows, 529 sheep slaughtered or sold, 462 bushels of peas, 353 bushels of turnips, 317 other cattle, 308 swine slaughtered or sold, 300 bushels of rye, 278 swine, 187 oxen, 180 cattle killed or sold, 148 horses aged over 3 years, 142 occupants of farms, 139 farm occupants who own their land, 113 acres of wheat, 106 acres of barley, 58 acres of potatoes, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 29 other fowl, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 bushels of beans, 6 geese, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of corn, 2 employees on farms, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055015_1911— 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. Sébastien d'Aylmer, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-bastien-d-aylmer-qc139022-1891/.