St. Sébastien, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Sébastien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.763°N, 70.867°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Sébastien had a population of 1,083: 569 male and 514 female residents. Population density was 10.2 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Gayhurst, 1861 (66.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Sébastien shared boundaries with:
- Hampden, Marston, Whitton
- Linière
- Spalding, Ditchfield, Woburn, Clinton
- St. Evariste
- St. Vital de Lambton
- Winslow N
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 514 |
| Number of males | 569 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 170 |
| Number of married persons | 340 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| Total population | 1,083 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 732 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 165 |
| Number of occupied houses | 166 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,323 |
| BWT BU | 5,110 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 2,166 |
| HAY TONS | 1,065 |
| OAT BU | 6,632 |
| PEA BU | 632 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 16,872 |
| RYE BU | 3,445 |
| Total area (acres) | 62,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 455 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 32 |
| AREA | 62,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 14 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| CD | 157 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FEMALE | 514 |
| GRA BU | 978 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 166 |
| INHABITED | 165 |
| MALE | 569 |
| MARRIED F | 170 |
| MARRIED M | 170 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 340 |
| POPULATION | 1,083 |
| ROOT BU | 25 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 338 |
| SINGLE M | 394 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 732 |
| TUR BU | 13 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-bastien-qc157007-1871/.