St. Sylvestre, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Sylvestre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,633. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.355°N, 71.221°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Sylvestre had a population of 1,633: 849 male and 784 female residents. Population density was 26.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,733 |
| 1861 | 4,107 |
| 1871 | 3,719 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,633 |
| 1901 | 1,458 |
| 1911 | 1,285 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Sylvestre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 257 |
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 784 |
| Number of males | 849 |
| Number of married females | 233 |
| Number of married males | 235 |
| Number of married persons | 468 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 784 |
| POP M | 849 |
| POP TOT | 1,633 |
| Total population | 1,633 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 514 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 593 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,107 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 909 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 724 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 254 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 251 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 246 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 130 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,073 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,860 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,516 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,775 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,609 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,469 |
| Acres of oats | 2,662 |
| Acres of potatoes | 209 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 262 |
| BAR AC | 130 |
| BAR BU | 1,282 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,282 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,442 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,717 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 609 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,923 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,596 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,014 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 3,442 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 6,775 |
| HAY TONS | 4,319 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 607 |
| Number of chickens | 3,099 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 225 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 76 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 154 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 359 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,203 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 227 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,185 |
| Number of other fowl | 422 |
| Number of oxen | 234 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 1,715 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,271 |
| Number of swine | 264 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 584 |
| Number of turkeys | 56 |
| OAT AC | 2,662 |
| OAT BU | 32,717 |
| PEA BU | 609 |
| POT AC | 209 |
| POT BU | 25,923 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,490 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,673 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 119,840 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,319 |
| WHT AC | 262 |
| WHT FALL BU | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,596 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 93 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 55 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 119,840 |
| CATTLE KS | 607 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 514 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 593 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,107 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,490 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 154 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 257 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,673 |
| FRN CA | 909 |
| GEESE | 76 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,099 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 359 |
| HOUSES | 254 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 246 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 251 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 233 |
| MD MALE | 235 |
| MD TOT | 468 |
| MILK COWS | 1,203 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 225 |
| OC TOT | 227 |
| OTHER FOWL | 422 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,185 |
| OTHERS | 724 |
| SHEEP | 1,715 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,271 |
| SUP AM | 24,609 |
| SUP FOR | 11,860 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 12,073 |
| SUP SC | 12,516 |
| SUP TOT | 36,469 |
| SWINE | 264 |
| SWINE KS | 584 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 254 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,014 |
| TURKEY | 56 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 234 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171016— 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. Sylvestre, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sylvestre-qc166015-1891/.