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 |
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,895 total population, 971 males, 924 females, 644 married persons, 335 families, 322 married females, 322 married males, 74 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,177 single persons under 18, 623 single males under 18, 554 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 265 inhabited houses, 265 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 64,177 bushels of oats, 19,071 bushels of corn, 12,664 bushels of potatoes, 6,519 tons of hay, 6,390 bushels of peas and beans, 6,243 acres of hay crops, 4,292 bushels of other root crops, 3,231 bushels of spring wheat, 3,105 bushels of barley, 2,496 bushels of buckwheat, 1,417 bushels of turnips, 424 acres of wheat, 325 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 140 acres of potatoes, 74 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,895 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:
QC064005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC196013— 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/.