St. François de Sales, Quebec (1871 census)
St. François de Sales was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 864. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.678°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1871, St. François de Sales had a population of 864: 433 male and 431 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 983 |
| 1861 | 1,027 |
| 1871 | 864 |
| 1881 | 905 |
| 1891 | 808 |
| 1901 | 857 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 807 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. François de Sales shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 864 total population, 433 males, 431 females, 262 married persons, 163 families, 131 married females, 131 married males, 33 widowed persons, 17 widowed males, 16 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 569 single persons under 18, 285 single males under 18, 284 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 137 inhabited houses, 137 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 8,580 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076043— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912168
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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. François de Sales, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-de-sales-qc098006-1871/.