St. François de Sales, Quebec (1881 census)
St. François de Sales was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.678°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1881, St. François de Sales had a population of 905: 456 male and 449 female residents. Population density was 63.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 983 |
| 1861 | 1,027 |
| 1871 | 864 |
| 1881 | 905 |
| 1891 | 808 |
| 1901 | 857 |
| 1911 | 941 |
| 1921 | 807 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. François de Sales shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 160 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of females | 449 |
| Number of males | 456 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 279 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 905 |
| Total population | 905 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 301 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 601 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 149 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,349 |
| Acres of potatoes | 165 |
| Acres of wheat | 241 |
| BAR BU | 1,349 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,349 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,355 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 587 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,797 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,995 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 13,492 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,535 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,528 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 346 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 96 |
| BWT BU | 1,355 |
| CRN BU | 587 |
| HAY AC | 1,349 |
| HAY TONS | 1,789 |
| OAT BU | 30,797 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 13,492 |
| POT AC | 165 |
| POT BU | 21,535 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,789 |
| WHT AC | 241 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,528 |
| WHT WTR BU | 96 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 300 |
| C UNMD M | 301 |
| C UNMD TOT | 601 |
| D OCC | 149 |
| FEMALE | 449 |
| GRA BU | 98 |
| H INHAB | 149 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 456 |
| MD F | 138 |
| MD M | 141 |
| MD TOT | 279 |
| NUMBER CD | 93 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,995 |
| TUR BU | 346 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076043— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-de-sales-qc093006-1881/.