St. François de Sales, Quebec (1901 census)
St. François de Sales was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 646. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912171. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.337°N, 72.153°W.
Population
In 1901, St. François de Sales had a population of 646: 361 male and 285 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 646 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 816 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Hilaire, Dequen, Dablon, &c., 1891 (22.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. François de Sales, 1911 (91.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. François de Sales shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 285 |
| Number of males | 361 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of single females | 177 |
| Number of single males | 233 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 285 |
| POP M | 361 |
| POP TOT | 646 |
| Total population | 646 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 105 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| HOUSES | 105 |
| MARRIED F | 103 |
| MARRIED M | 117 |
| SINGLE F | 177 |
| SINGLE M | 233 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912171
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). "St. François de Sales, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-de-sales-qc149022-1901/.