St. Évariste de Forsyth, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Évariste de Forsyth was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,248. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912133. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.938°N, 70.973°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Évariste de Forsyth had a population of 1,248: 639 male and 609 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,248 |
| 1901 | 2,030 |
| 1911 | 1,890 |
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. Evariste, 1881 (47.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Évariste de Forsyth shared boundaries with:
- Adstock
- Dorset
- St. Ephrem de Tring
- St. Honoré de Shenley
- St. Sébastien d'Aylmer
- St. Vital de Lambton
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,248 total population, 639 males, 609 females, 438 married persons, 232 families, 220 married males, 218 married females, 27 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 783 single persons under 18, 408 single males under 18, 375 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,248 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 225 houses, 225 houses built of wood, 225 occupied houses, 177 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 39 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 2 stories, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 1 room, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 3 stories, 11 houses under construction, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,550 pounds of homemade butter, 30,226 acres of land in farms, 17,277 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,613 bushels of oats, 12,949 acres of improved land in farms, 9,058 bushels of potatoes, 7,138 acres of farmland under crops, 5,738 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,493 bushels of buckwheat, 4,489 acres of hay crops, 3,656 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,056 tons of hay, 1,581 chickens, 1,327 bushels of spring wheat, 1,279 acres of oats, 1,001 sheep, 777 bushels of peas, 760 sheep slaughtered or sold, 715 bushels of barley, 585 milk cows, 443 other cattle, 347 swine slaughtered or sold, 270 cattle killed or sold, 230 oxen, 223 swine, 205 occupants of farms, 202 farm occupants who own their land, 193 horses aged over 3 years, 173 acres of wheat, 173 bushels of turnips, 103 horses aged 3 years and under, 98 acres of potatoes, 73 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 acres of barley, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 bushels of rye, 52 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 other fowl, 18 bushels of beans, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of turnips, 2 ducks, 2 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912133
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. Évariste de Forsyth, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-variste-de-forsyth-qc139014-1891/.