St. Sylvère, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Sylvère was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 839. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 72.229°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Sylvère had a population of 839: 420 male and 419 female residents. Population density was 24.4 people per square mile.
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).
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 was contained in Ste. Gertrude, 1881 (44.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Sylvère shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 419 |
| Number of males | 420 |
| Number of married females | 141 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 282 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 419 |
| POP M | 420 |
| POP TOT | 839 |
| Total population | 839 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 539 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 839 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 124 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 124 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 117 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 130 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,671 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,165 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,352 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,057 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,053 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,218 |
| Acres of oats | 826 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 105 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 431 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 431 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 558 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,139 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 527 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,307 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 659 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 306 |
| BWT BU | 558 |
| CRN BU | 66 |
| HAY AC | 1,057 |
| HAY TONS | 953 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 72 |
| Number of chickens | 1,177 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 166 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 119 |
| Number of milk cows | 261 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 169 |
| Number of other cattle | 167 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 423 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 215 |
| Number of swine | 104 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 162 |
| OAT AC | 826 |
| OAT BU | 9,139 |
| PEA BU | 527 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 7,307 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,185 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,964 |
| RYE BU | 112 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 953 |
| WHT AC | 105 |
| WHT SP BU | 659 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,964 |
| CATTLE KS | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 264 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 539 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,185 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 839 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,177 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 119 |
| HOUSES | 124 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 124 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 141 |
| MD MALE | 141 |
| MD TOT | 282 |
| MILK COWS | 261 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 166 |
| OC TOT | 169 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 167 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 423 |
| SHEEP KS | 215 |
| SUP AM | 5,053 |
| SUP FOR | 14,165 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 1,671 |
| SUP SC | 3,352 |
| SUP TOT | 19,218 |
| SWINE | 104 |
| SWINE KS | 162 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 130 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 306 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078021— 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. Sylvère, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sylv-re-qc175019-1891/.