St. Sylvestre, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Sylvestre, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,107. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.369°N, 71.214°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Sylvestre, VL had a population of 4,107: 2,033 male and 2,074 female residents.
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 |
| 1921 | 229 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Sylvestre, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,107 total population, 2,074 females, 2,033 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,975, Male members of the family who are present: 1,892, 1,483 single males, 1,475 single females, 523 married females, 522 married males, 217 females attending school, 199 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 141, 101 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 99, 95 adult females unable to read or write, 76 widowed females, 50 female births, 41 male births, 28 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 377 females aged 5 to 10, 292 single males aged 10 to 15, 290 single females aged 10 to 15, 285 males aged 5 to 10, 282 single males aged 15 to 20, 281 single males aged 20 to 30, 255 single females aged 15 to 20, 213 single females aged 20 to 30, 142 married females aged 20 to 30, 138 married males aged 30 to 40, 136 married males aged 40 to 50, 129 married females aged 40 to 50, 107 married females aged 30 to 40, 97 married females aged 50 to 60, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 79 females aged 4 to 5, 77 females aged 2 to 3, 72 married males aged 50 to 60, 69 males aged 3 to 4, 69 married males aged 60 to 70, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 57 males aged 2 to 3, 54 females age 3 to 4, 38 females aged 1 to 2, 36 married females aged 60 to 70, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 17 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 17 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,156 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,124 French Canadians, 768 persons originating in Ireland, 28 persons originating in England or Wales, 16 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $521,749 value farms (dollars), $124,251 value all livestock, 97,939 pounds of homemade butter, 90,690 bushels of oats, 85,494 bushels of potatoes, 58,585 acres of land in farms, 42,394 pounds of maple sugar, $40,661 value horses aged over 3 years, 31,612 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 26,973 acres of farmland under cultivation, $18,177 value farm implements in dollars, 15,389 bushels of turnips, 14,212 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,615 acres of farmland under crops, 10,854 bushels of barley, 9,998 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,262 bushels of spring wheat, 4,847 acres of oats, 4,776 bushels of buckwheat, 4,039 bushels of peas, 3,505 sheep, 3,268 tons of hay, 3,208 bushels of rye, 1,828 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,826 calves and heifers, 1,753 milk cows, 1,641 swine, 1,196 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 912 barrels of pork, $884 value garden and orchard crops, 800 acres of potatoes, 736 acres of barley, 582 horses aged over 3 years, 536 occupants of farms, 527 bulls, oxen, or steers, 525 acres of spring wheat, 361 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 322 acres of peas, 297 barrels of beef, 237 acres of buckwheat, 222 acres of rye, 162 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 146 acres of farmland in gardens, 138 horses aged 3 years and under, 116 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 84 bushels of carrots, 65 acres of turnips, 34 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 33 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 30 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,511 yards of flannel, $6,180 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,962 yards of fulled cloth, 1,211 yards of linen, 402 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC030009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912808
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sylvestre-vl-qc030009-1861/.