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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912782. 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 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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,495 total population, 749 females, 746 males, 452 married persons, 271 families, 227 married females, 225 married males, 60 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 983 single persons under 18, 502 single males under 18, 481 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,344 French Canadians, 151 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 229 houses, 229 occupied houses, 225 houses of 1 story, 197 houses built of wood, 106 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses built of stone, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 46,317 pounds of homemade butter, 42,758 bushels of oats, 21,648 acres of land in farms, 19,943 acres of improved land in farms, 16,543 bushels of potatoes, 16,099 acres of farmland under crops, 10,307 acres of hay crops, 9,582 tons of hay, 6,051 bushels of corn, 5,143 chickens, 4,647 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,888 bushels of buckwheat, 3,674 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,126 acres of oats, 2,628 bushels of peas, 2,231 bushels of barley, 1,705 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,385 sheep, 958 bushels of turnips, 928 milk cows, 827 swine slaughtered or sold, 768 sheep slaughtered or sold, 613 horses aged over 3 years, 604 other cattle, 587 bushels of spring wheat, 516 swine, 417 cattle killed or sold, 357 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 341 geese, 326 horses aged 3 years and under, 236 occupants of farms, 206 turkeys, 180 farm occupants who own their land, 177 acres of potatoes, 176 acres of barley, 174 bushels of beans, 170 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 80 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 79 acres of wheat, 68 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 53 farm occupants who rent their land, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 ducks, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 other fowl, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 oxen, 7 bushels of rye, 5 acres of turnips, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157008— 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 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/.