Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier), Quebec (1901 census)
Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 855. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3377323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.310°N, 70.608°W.
Population
In 1901, Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier) had a population of 855: 413 male and 442 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 855 |
| 1911 | 1,083 |
| 1921 | 982 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 855 total population, 442 females, 413 males, 277 single females, 252 single males, 166 families, 158 married females, 154 married males, 7 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 129 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 79,053 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048005_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3377323
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite-Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite-Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Petite Rivière (St. François Xavier), Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/petite-rivi-re-st-fran-ois-xavier-qc147007-1901/.