St. Sylvestre, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Sylvestre, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,893. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.355°N, 71.221°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Sylvestre, VL had a population of 1,893: 973 male and 920 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Sylvestre, VL, 1871 (65.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Sylvestre, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,893 total population, 973 males, 920 females, 549 married persons, 320 families, 275 married females, 274 married males, 85 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,259 single persons under 18, 670 single males under 18, 589 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 306 inhabited houses, 306 occupied houses, 71 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 33,878 bushels of oats, 25,368 bushels of potatoes, 5,279 bushels of turnips, 4,991 acres of hay crops, 4,147 bushels of buckwheat, 4,082 tons of hay, 3,651 bushels of barley, 3,127 bushels of spring wheat, 1,220 bushels of peas and beans, 408 bushels of other root crops, 276 acres of wheat, 245 acres of potatoes, 174 bushels of rye, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 bushels of winter wheat, 5 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,893 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049014— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sylvestre-vl-qc049014-1881/.