St. Sébastien, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Sébastien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,495. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.145°N, 73.130°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Sébastien had a population of 1,495: 746 male and 749 female residents. Population density was 51.7 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Sébastien shared boundaries with:
- Notre Dame des Anges
- St. Alexandre
- St. George de Clarenceville
- St. Georges d'Henriville
- Stanbridge Station
- Ste. Anne de Sabrevois
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 271 |
| Number of families | 271 |
| Number of females | 749 |
| Number of males | 746 |
| Number of married females | 227 |
| Number of married males | 225 |
| Number of married persons | 452 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 749 |
| POP M | 746 |
| POP TOT | 1,495 |
| Total population | 1,495 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 481 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 983 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,344 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 151 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 229 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 22 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 197 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 225 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 229 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 176 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 170 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,674 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,705 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,099 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,307 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,943 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,648 |
| Acres of oats | 3,126 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR AC | 176 |
| BAR BU | 2,231 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,231 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,888 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,051 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,758 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,628 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,543 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 587 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 958 |
| BWT BU | 3,888 |
| CRN BU | 6,051 |
| HAY AC | 10,307 |
| HAY TONS | 9,582 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 417 |
| Number of chickens | 5,143 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 180 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 341 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 326 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 613 |
| Number of milk cows | 928 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 236 |
| Number of other cattle | 604 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 68 |
| Number of sheep | 1,385 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 768 |
| Number of swine | 516 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 827 |
| Number of turkeys | 206 |
| OAT AC | 3,126 |
| OAT BU | 42,758 |
| PEA BU | 2,628 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 16,543 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,647 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,317 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,582 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT SP BU | 587 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 80 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 174 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,317 |
| CATTLE KS | 417 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 481 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 502 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 983 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,647 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 326 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 271 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,344 |
| GEESE | 341 |
| GRA BU | 357 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,143 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 613 |
| HOUSES | 229 |
| HOUSES B | 22 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 225 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 197 |
| INF 11 A | 68 |
| MD FEM | 227 |
| MD MALE | 225 |
| MD TOT | 452 |
| MILK COWS | 928 |
| NAME CD | Iberville |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 180 |
| OC TOT | 236 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 604 |
| OTHERS | 151 |
| SHEEP | 1,385 |
| SHEEP KS | 768 |
| SUP AM | 19,943 |
| SUP FOR | 1,705 |
| SUP JV | 170 |
| SUP PAT | 3,674 |
| SUP SC | 16,099 |
| SUP TOT | 21,648 |
| SWINE | 516 |
| SWINE KS | 827 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 229 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 958 |
| TURKEY | 206 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059007— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-bastien-qc157008-1891/.