St. Sébastien, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Sébastien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,488. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.763°N, 70.867°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Sébastien had a population of 1,488: 774 male and 714 female residents. Population density was 14.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,083 |
| 1881 | 1,488 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Sébastien d'Aylmer, 1891 (39.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Samuel de Gayhurst, 1891 (61.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Sébastien shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 266 |
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 714 |
| Number of males | 774 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 484 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 1,488 |
| Total population | 1,488 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 460 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 523 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 983 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 235 |
| Number of occupied houses | 235 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,078 |
| Acres of potatoes | 111 |
| Acres of wheat | 123 |
| BAR BU | 3,532 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,532 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,126 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 769 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,795 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,988 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,867 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,392 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 647 |
| BWT BU | 5,126 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 3,078 |
| HAY TONS | 1,707 |
| OAT BU | 12,795 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 713 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 7,988 |
| RYE BU | 2,867 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,707 |
| WHT AC | 123 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,392 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 460 |
| C UNMD M | 523 |
| C UNMD TOT | 983 |
| D OCC | 235 |
| FEMALE | 714 |
| GRA BU | 769 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 235 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 774 |
| MD F | 241 |
| MD M | 243 |
| MD TOT | 484 |
| NUMBER CD | 48 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 160 |
| TUR BU | 647 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048019— 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 1881 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-bastien-qc048019-1881/.