St. François, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. François (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. François was a census subdivision in Beauce County, 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 density was 27.9 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	2,874
1861	3,302
1871	3,982
1881	4,181
1891	4,022
1901	4,535
1911	3,261
1921	3,264

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 312 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,577
Females present who are not members of the family	54
Male members of the family who are present	1,645
Males present who are not members of the family	26
Number of adult females unable to read or write	640
Number of adult males unable to read or write	648
Number of deaf and dumb females	3
Number of deaf and dumb males	2
Number of female births in the past year	60
Number of females	1,631
Number of females attending school	271
Number of lunatic females	4
Number of lunatic males	5
Number of male births in the past year	82
Number of males	1,671
Number of males attending school	256
Number of married females	530
Number of married males	535
Number of single females	1,075
Number of single males	1,120
Number of widowed females	26
Number of widowed males	16
POP FX N.1	1,631
POP MX N.1	1,671
POP TOT	3,302
POP XX N.1	3,302
Total population	3,302

Age structure (56 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	51
Number of females aged 1 to 2	59
Number of females aged 2 to 3	52
Number of females aged 4 to 5	48
Number of females aged 5 to 10	180
Number of males aged 1 to 2	56
Number of males aged 2 to 3	46
Number of males aged 3 to 4	49
Number of males aged 4 to 5	58
Number of males aged 5 to 10	233
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	5
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	163
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	115
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	96
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	89
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	44
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	14
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	3
Number of married females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	124
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	112
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	90
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	120
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	62
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	19
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	7
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	231
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	212
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	137
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	19
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	8
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	4
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	10
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	205
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	183
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	166
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	18
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	9
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	8
Number of single males aged 80 to 90	3
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	4
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	8
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	4
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	6
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	1
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	3
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	2
Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100	1

Ethnic origin (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	3,253
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	32
Number of persons originating in Ireland	1
Number of persons originating in the United States	16

Agriculture (66 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	496
Acres of buckwheat	32
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	28
Acres of farmland in gardens	124
Acres of farmland in pasture	10,174
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	23,303
Acres of farmland under crops	10,028
Acres of farmland under cultivation	20,326
Acres of land in farms	43,629
Acres of oats	4,281
Acres of peas	245
Acres of potatoes	420
Acres of rye	20
Acres of spring wheat	40
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	187
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	825
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	6,181
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	1
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	319
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	4
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	61,104
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	2,364
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	16,762
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	200
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	377
C20 WHT SP AC	69
C21 WHT SP BU	752
C22 BAR AC	328
C23 BAR BU	4,855
C24 RYE AC	21
C25 RYE BU	200
C26 PEA AC	424
C27 PEA BU	3,377
C28 OAT AC	4,823
C29 OAT BU	80,210
C30 BWT AC	1
C31 BWT BU	20
C34 POT AC	145
C35 POT BU	26,471
C43 HAY TONS	4,791
C47 WOOL LBS	9,955
C63 BEEF BAR	77
C64 PORK BAR	591
HRS ov03 V	99,187
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	2,076
Number of calves and heifers	2,054
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	104
Number of horses aged over 3 years	485
Number of milk cows	1,601
Number of occupants of farms	325
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	118
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	9
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	122
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	76
Number of sheep	3,754
Number of swine	873
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	6,069
Pounds of homemade butter	63,534
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	6
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	115,465
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	9,955
Tons of hay produced in the past year	5,738
Value of all livestock	118,885
Value of farm implements in dollars	14,746
Value of farms (dollars)	425,760
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	3,178

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	14
Number of carriages for pleasure	292
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	225
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	7,687
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	9,025
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	4,581
Yards of linen produced in the past year	7,649

Deaths & mortality (14 variables)

Variable	Value
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 20 to 30	2
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 of all ages	10
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	5
Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	10
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	4
Total number of deaths in the past year	20

Other recorded variables (138 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	419
C02 OCC UNDR 10	9
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	6
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	47
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	184
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	114
C07 OCC OVR 200	59
C08 HELD	49,030
C09 UNDR CULT	20,326
C1 Males	1,671
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	4
C10 UNDR CROP	11,024
C102 Between 90 and 100 years Widowers M	1
C103 Between 90 and 100 years Married F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	8,910
C12 GARDENS	73
C12 Under 2 Years M	56
C120 Married M	535
C121 Single M	1,120
C122 Widowed M	16
C123 Total M	1,671
C124 Married F	530
C125 Single F	1,075
C126 Widows F	26
C127 Total F	1,631
C128 Grand Total	3,302
C129 Deaths M	10
C13 Under 2 Years F	59
C13 WOOD WILD	29,023
C130 Deaths F	10
C131 Deaths Total	20
C136 Attending School M	256
C137 Attending School F	271
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	648
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	640
C14 CASH FARM	425,760
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	5
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	2
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	3
C144 Lunatics M	5
C145 Lunatics F	4
C15 CASH IMP	27,293
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	3,000
C16 Under 3 years M	46
C17 Under 3 years F	52
C19 Deaths under 3 years F	1
C2 Females	1,631
C20 Under 4 years M	49
C21 Under 4 years F	51
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	58
C25 Under 5 years F	48
C27 Deaths under 5 years F	1
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	233
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	180
C3 Total	3,302
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	205
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	231
C36 TUR AC	1
C37 TUR BU	60
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	1
C38 CAR BU	4
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	183
C4 Members of Family M	1,645
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	5
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	212
C42 CLV TIM GRA	16
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	124
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	166
C45 MPL SGR LBS	296,570
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	163
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	137
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	5,491
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	2
C49 FLAN YRDS	8,992
C5 Members of Family F	1,577
C50 FLX HEM LBS	5,150
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	2
C51 LIN YRDS	7,884
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	112
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	668
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	18
C53 MILK COWS	1,601
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	2
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	1,243
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	115
C55 HORSES	519
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	19
C56 HORSES VAL	91,345
C57 COLTS FILLIES	104
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	1
C58 SHEEP	4,776
C59 SWINE	1,087
C6 Not Members of Family M	26
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	90
C60 TOT VALUE	107,343
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	4
C61 BUTTER LB	48,742
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	96
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	4
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	2
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	120
C68 CAR PLEASURE	696
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	9
C69 VALUE DOL P	11,746
C7 Not Members of Family F	54
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	1
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	89
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	8
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	4
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	62
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	6
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	44
C8 Births in 1860 M	82
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	4
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	8
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	19
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	8
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	3
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	14
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	10
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	4
C9 Births in 1860 F	60
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	7
C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M	3
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	2
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	3
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	6
CD NAME	Beauce
Ireland	1
Natives of Canada French Origin	3,253
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	32
United States	16

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC005014 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC040010_1851 — 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/.