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 density was 20.7 people per square mile.
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. Evariste de Forsyth
- St. Samuel de Gayhurst
- St. Vital de Lambton
- Whitton & Ste. Cécile
- Winslow & St. Romain
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 147 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 413 |
| Number of males | 446 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 126 |
| Number of married persons | 255 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 413 |
| POP M | 446 |
| POP TOT | 859 |
| Total population | 859 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 273 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 582 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 859 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 134 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 134 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 118 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,182 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,523 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,679 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,209 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,913 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,436 |
| Acres of oats | 856 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 113 |
| BAR AC | 106 |
| BAR BU | 1,279 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,279 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,523 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,010 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 462 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,480 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 943 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 353 |
| BWT BU | 3,523 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 2,209 |
| HAY TONS | 1,579 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 180 |
| Number of chickens | 956 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 139 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 148 |
| Number of milk cows | 565 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 142 |
| Number of other cattle | 317 |
| Number of other fowl | 29 |
| Number of oxen | 187 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 1,046 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 529 |
| Number of swine | 278 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 308 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 856 |
| OAT BU | 12,010 |
| PEA BU | 462 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 7,480 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,275 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,336 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,555 |
| RYE BU | 300 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,579 |
| WHT AC | 113 |
| WHT SP BU | 943 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,555 |
| CATTLE KS | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 273 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 582 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,275 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,336 |
| FRN CA | 859 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 956 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 148 |
| HOUSES | 134 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 134 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 129 |
| MD MALE | 126 |
| MD TOT | 255 |
| MILK COWS | 565 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 139 |
| OC TOT | 142 |
| OTHER FOWL | 29 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 317 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,046 |
| SHEEP KS | 529 |
| SUP AM | 7,913 |
| SUP FOR | 9,523 |
| SUP JV | 52 |
| SUP PAT | 4,182 |
| SUP SC | 3,679 |
| SUP TOT | 17,436 |
| SWINE | 278 |
| SWINE KS | 308 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 134 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 353 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 187 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055015_1891— 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/.