St. Sylvère, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Sylvère was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,118. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463412. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 72.229°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Sylvère had a population of 1,118: 589 male and 529 female residents. Population density was 33.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Sylvère shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,606 area in acres, 1,118 total population, 589 males in the population, 529 females in the population, 389 single (never-married) males, 336 single (never-married) females, 192 families, 190 married males, 185 married females, 33.76 area in square miles, 33.12 population per square mile, 10 widowed males, 8 widowed females. 1,036 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,117 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,118 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 192 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184019— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sylv-re-qc184019-1911/.