St. François, Quebec (1861 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,027. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.678°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1861, St. François had a population of 1,027: 531 male and 496 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,027 |
| 1871 | 864 |
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 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,027 total population, 531 males, 496 females, Male members of the family who are present: 491, Female members of the family who are present: 461, 349 single males, 325 single females, 170 married males, 156 married females, 143 adult males unable to read or write, 123 adult females unable to read or write, 107 males attending school, 103 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 40, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 15 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 10 female births, 10 male births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 78 females aged 5 to 10, 72 single males aged 10 to 15, 68 males aged 5 to 10, 67 single males aged 15 to 20, 58 single females aged 10 to 15, 47 married females aged 30 to 40, 47 single females aged 15 to 20, 47 single males aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 30 to 40, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 33 married females aged 20 to 30, 32 married males aged 20 to 30, 30 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 females age 3 to 4, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,022 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $416,327 value farms (dollars), 33,664 bushels of oats, 31,150 pounds of homemade butter, $28,913 value all livestock, 20,123 bushels of potatoes, $18,404 value horses aged over 3 years, $12,697 value farm implements in dollars, 10,691 acres of land in farms, 9,172 bushels of peas, 8,398 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,077 bushels of barley, 7,550 pounds of maple sugar, 5,208 acres of farmland under crops, 4,155 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,137 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,983 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,327 bushels of buckwheat, 2,293 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $1,882 value garden and orchard crops, 1,657 acres of oats, 1,048 bushels of winter wheat, 1,039 sheep, 1,020 bushels of spring wheat, 938 tons of hay, 906 pounds of flax or hemp, 859 acres of peas, 464 milk cows, 440 calves and heifers, 406 acres of barley, 397 barrels of pork, 362 swine, 330 horses aged over 3 years, 296 bushels of corn, 164 acres of buckwheat, 162 acres of potatoes, 150 bushels of carrots, 147 horses aged 3 years and under, 132 occupants of farms, 113 acres of winter wheat, 111 barrels of beef, 88 acres of spring wheat, 68 bulls, oxen, or steers, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 60 bushels of turnips, 53 acres of farmland in gardens, 48 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 45 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 bushels of rye, 28 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 22 bushels of beans, 16 acres of corn, 10 acres of mangel wurtzel, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of rye, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,413 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,421 yards of flannel, 1,020 yards of fulled cloth, 848 yards of linen, 177 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC028001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098006— 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-qc028001-1861/.