St. François de Sales, Quebec (1891 census)
St. François de Sales was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.678°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1891, St. François de Sales had a population of 808: 407 male and 401 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 905 |
| 1891 | 808 |
| 1901 | 857 |
| 1911 | — |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. François de Sales shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 808 total population, 407 males, 401 females, 253 married persons, 142 families, 127 married females, 126 married males, 26 widowed persons, 14 widowed males, 12 widowed females, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 529 single persons under 18, 267 single males under 18, 262 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 807 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 141 houses, 141 occupied houses, 136 houses of 1 story, 109 houses built of wood, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses built of stone, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 48,476 pounds of homemade butter, 25,541 bushels of oats, 20,921 bushels of potatoes, 11,093 acres of land in farms, 8,907 acres of improved land in farms, 7,328 chickens, 6,662 acres of farmland under crops, 6,002 bushels of peas, 3,626 bushels of barley, 3,176 bushels of buckwheat, 2,772 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,439 tons of hay, 2,329 acres of hay crops, 2,206 bushels of spring wheat, 2,186 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,184 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,972 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,739 acres of oats, 791 turkeys, 770 sheep, 666 swine, 591 bushels of turnips, 497 milk cows, 408 geese, 384 swine slaughtered or sold, 355 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 315 bushels of corn, 312 other cattle, 306 horses aged over 3 years, 271 acres of wheat, 243 sheep slaughtered or sold, 229 acres of potatoes, 206 acres of barley, 197 ducks, 193 bushels of beans, 138 occupants of farms, 136 cattle killed or sold, 128 horses aged 3 years and under, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 82 other fowl, 73 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 bushels of winter wheat, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168006— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-de-sales-qc163002-1891/.