St. Sylvère, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Sylvère was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,073. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463412. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 72.229°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Sylvère had a population of 1,073: 539 male and 534 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 839 |
| 1901 | 1,036 |
| 1911 | 1,118 |
| 1921 | 1,073 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, St. Sylvère shared boundaries with:
- Maddington
- St. Raphaël d'Aston
- St. Wenceslas
- Ste. Anne du Sault
- Ste. Gertrude
- Ste. Marie de Blandford
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,073 total population, 539 males in the population, 534 females in the population, 531 males born in Canada, 530 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,073 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,072 Roman Catholics, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463412
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Sylv%C3%A8re
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Sylv%C3%A8re
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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. Sylvère, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sylv-re-qc078021-1921/.