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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463412. 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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 839 total population, 420 males, 419 females, 282 married persons, 191 families, 141 married females, 141 married males, 18 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 4.40 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 539 single persons under 18, 275 single males under 18, 264 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 839 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 130 occupied houses, 124 houses, 124 houses built of wood, 117 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of 1 room, 7 houses of 2 stories, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,218 acres of land in farms, 14,165 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,964 pounds of homemade butter, 9,139 bushels of oats, 7,307 bushels of potatoes, 5,053 acres of improved land in farms, 3,352 acres of farmland under crops, 2,185 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,671 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,177 chickens, 1,057 acres of hay crops, 953 tons of hay, 826 acres of oats, 659 bushels of spring wheat, 558 bushels of buckwheat, 527 bushels of peas, 431 bushels of barley, 423 sheep, 306 bushels of turnips, 261 milk cows, 215 sheep slaughtered or sold, 169 occupants of farms, 167 other cattle, 166 farm occupants who own their land, 162 swine slaughtered or sold, 119 horses aged over 3 years, 112 bushels of rye, 105 acres of wheat, 104 swine, 72 cattle killed or sold, 72 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 bushels of corn, 64 acres of potatoes, 61 oxen, 41 acres of barley, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 bushels of beans, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 geese, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 other fowl, 4 ducks, 3 acres of turnips, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: 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 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/.