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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463423. 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 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. Samuel de Gayhurst, 1891 (61.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Sébastien d'Aylmer, 1891 (39.0% 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,488 total population, 774 males, 714 females, 484 married persons, 266 families, 243 married males, 241 married females, 21 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 983 single persons under 18, 523 single males under 18, 460 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 235 inhabited houses, 235 occupied houses, 6 houses under construction, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,795 bushels of oats, 7,988 bushels of potatoes, 5,126 bushels of buckwheat, 3,532 bushels of barley, 3,078 acres of hay crops, 2,867 bushels of rye, 1,707 tons of hay, 1,392 bushels of spring wheat, 769 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 713 bushels of peas and beans, 647 bushels of turnips, 160 bushels of other root crops, 123 acres of wheat, 111 acres of potatoes, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sifroy-Joseph Fortin | 1867–1937 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,488 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q3463423
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/.