St. François, Quebec (1851–1911)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3462181, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Pierreville, VL in 1861
- later split into St. François du Lac, VL in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,385 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,312 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,329 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,331 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,255 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,639 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ignace Gill | 1808–1865 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC206007— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3462181
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-du-Lac
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-du-Lac
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.