St. François, Quebec (1861 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,302. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.216°N, 70.766°W.
Population
In 1861, St. François had a population of 3,302: 1,671 male and 1,631 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,302 |
| 1871 | 3,982 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,302 total population, 1,671 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,645, 1,631 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,577, 1,120 single males, 1,075 single females, 648 adult males unable to read or write, 640 adult females unable to read or write, 535 married males, 530 married females, 271 females attending school, 256 males attending school, 82 male births, 60 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 54, Males present who are not members of the family: 26, 26 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5 lunatic males, 4 lunatic females, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 233 males aged 5 to 10, 231 single females aged 10 to 15, 212 single females aged 15 to 20, 205 single males aged 10 to 15, 183 single males aged 15 to 20, 180 females aged 5 to 10, 166 single males aged 20 to 30, 163 married females aged 20 to 30, 137 single females aged 20 to 30, 124 married males aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 50 to 60, 115 married females aged 30 to 40, 112 married males aged 30 to 40, 96 married females aged 40 to 50, 90 married males aged 40 to 50, 89 married females aged 50 to 60, 62 married males aged 60 to 70, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 56 males aged 1 to 2, 52 females aged 2 to 3, 51 females age 3 to 4, 49 males aged 3 to 4, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 46 males aged 2 to 3, 44 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,253 French Canadians, 32 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 16 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $425,760 value farms (dollars), $118,885 value all livestock, 115,465 pounds of maple sugar, $99,187 value horses aged over 3 years, 63,534 pounds of homemade butter, 61,104 bushels of oats, 43,629 acres of land in farms, 23,303 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,326 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,762 bushels of potatoes, $14,746 value farm implements in dollars, 10,174 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,028 acres of farmland under crops, 9,955 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,181 bushels of barley, 6,069 pounds of flax or hemp, 5,738 tons of hay, 4,281 acres of oats, 3,754 sheep, $3,178 value garden and orchard crops, 2,364 bushels of peas, 2,076 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2,054 calves and heifers, 1,601 milk cows, 873 swine, 825 barrels of pork, 496 acres of barley, 485 horses aged over 3 years, 420 acres of potatoes, 377 bushels of spring wheat, 325 occupants of farms, 319 bushels of buckwheat, 245 acres of peas, 200 bushels of rye, 187 barrels of beef, 124 acres of farmland in gardens, 122 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 118 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 76 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 40 acres of spring wheat, 32 acres of buckwheat, 28 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 20 acres of rye, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 pounds of hops, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 9,025 yards of flannel, $7,687 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,649 yards of linen, 4,581 yards of fulled cloth, 292 carriages for pleasure, $225 value carriages for hire (dollars), 14 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry | 1800–1864 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC005014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158005— 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-qc005014-1861/.