St. Sylvère, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Sylvère was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,036. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463412. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 72.229°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Sylvère had a population of 1,036: 551 male and 485 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Sylvère shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,036 total population, 551 males, 485 females, 359 single males, 304 single females, 189 families, 175 married males, 172 married females, 17 widowed males, 9 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 185 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 21,606 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179020— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sylv-re-qc179020-1901/.