St. François, Quebec (1921 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,632. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462179. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.863°N, 70.704°W.
Population
In 1921, St. François had a population of 1,632: 811 male and 821 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,724 |
| 1861 | 1,890 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
| 1881 | 1,625 |
| 1891 | 1,554 |
| 1901 | 1,624 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,632 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,632 total population, 821 females in the population, 817 females born in Canada, 811 males in the population, 805 males born in Canada, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,623 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,617 Roman Catholics, 14 Presbyterians, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462179
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-de-la-Rivi%C3%A8re-du-Sud
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-de-la-Rivi%C3%A8re-du-Sud
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-qc074009-1921/.