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 density was 56.9 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. François de Sales shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 142 |
| Number of families | 142 |
| Number of females | 401 |
| Number of males | 407 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 126 |
| Number of married persons | 253 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 401 |
| POP M | 407 |
| POP TOT | 808 |
| Total population | 808 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 529 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 807 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 141 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 32 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 109 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 206 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,184 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,186 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,662 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,329 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,907 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,093 |
| Acres of oats | 1,739 |
| Acres of potatoes | 229 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 271 |
| BAR AC | 206 |
| BAR BU | 3,626 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,626 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,176 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,541 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,002 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,921 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,206 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 591 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 55 |
| BWT BU | 3,176 |
| CRN BU | 315 |
| HAY AC | 2,329 |
| HAY TONS | 2,439 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 136 |
| Number of chickens | 7,328 |
| Number of ducks | 197 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 408 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 128 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 306 |
| Number of milk cows | 497 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 312 |
| Number of other fowl | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 770 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 243 |
| Number of swine | 666 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 384 |
| Number of turkeys | 791 |
| OAT AC | 1,739 |
| OAT BU | 25,541 |
| PEA BU | 6,002 |
| POT AC | 229 |
| POT BU | 20,921 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,772 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 355 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,972 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 48,476 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,439 |
| WHT AC | 271 |
| WHT FALL BU | 55 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,206 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 193 |
| BUTTER LB | 48,476 |
| CATTLE KS | 136 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,772 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 267 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 529 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 355 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 128 |
| DUCKS | 197 |
| FAMILIES | 142 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,972 |
| FRN CA | 807 |
| GEESE | 408 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,328 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 306 |
| HOUSES | 141 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES S | 32 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 109 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 127 |
| MD MALE | 126 |
| MD TOT | 253 |
| MILK COWS | 497 |
| NAME CD | Laval |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER FOWL | 82 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 312 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 770 |
| SHEEP KS | 243 |
| SUP AM | 8,907 |
| SUP FOR | 2,186 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 2,184 |
| SUP SC | 6,662 |
| SUP TOT | 11,093 |
| SWINE | 666 |
| SWINE KS | 384 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 141 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 591 |
| TURKEY | 791 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163002— 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 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/.