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St. Sylvestre, Quebec (1851–1911)
St. Sylvestre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1911. Population declined across the period (from 3,733 in 1851 to 1,285 in 1911).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,733 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 4,107 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 3,719 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,893 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,633 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,458 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,285 | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Predecessors
- split off from St. Sylvestre, VL in 1921
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171016— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.