St. Sébastien, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Sébastien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,895. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912782. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.145°N, 73.130°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Sébastien had a population of 1,895: 971 male and 924 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,086 |
| 1881 | 1,895 |
| 1891 | 1,495 |
| 1901 | 1,227 |
| 1911 | 1,132 |
| 1921 | 901 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 | 335 |
| Number of families | 335 |
| Number of females | 924 |
| Number of males | 971 |
| Number of married females | 322 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 644 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP TOT | 1,895 |
| Total population | 1,895 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 554 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 623 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,177 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 265 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,243 |
| Acres of potatoes | 140 |
| Acres of wheat | 424 |
| BAR BU | 3,105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,105 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,496 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19,071 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 64,177 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,292 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,390 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,664 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,231 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,417 |
| BWT BU | 2,496 |
| CRN BU | 19,071 |
| HAY AC | 6,243 |
| HAY TONS | 6,519 |
| OAT BU | 64,177 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,390 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 12,664 |
| RYE BU | 74 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,519 |
| WHT AC | 424 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,231 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 554 |
| C UNMD M | 623 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,177 |
| D OCC | 265 |
| FEMALE | 924 |
| GRA BU | 325 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 265 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 971 |
| MD F | 322 |
| MD M | 322 |
| MD TOT | 644 |
| NUMBER CD | 64 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,292 |
| TUR BU | 1,417 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912782
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-qc064005-1881/.