St. François, Quebec (1861 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,890. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462178. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.863°N, 70.704°W.
Population
In 1861, St. François had a population of 1,890: 946 male and 944 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,890 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
| 1881 | 1,625 |
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 1,890 total population, 946 males, 944 females, Male members of the family who are present: 845, Female members of the family who are present: 785, 660 single males, 650 single females, 262 married females, 260 married males, 206 females attending school, 163 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 159, 137 males attending school, 107 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 97, 32 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 24 male births, 21 female births, 3 lunatic females, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 139 females aged 5 to 10, 138 males aged 5 to 10, 134 single males aged 20 to 30, 132 single females aged 10 to 15, 106 single females aged 20 to 30, 101 single males aged 10 to 15, 101 single males aged 15 to 20, 100 single females aged 15 to 20, 70 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 62 married females aged 20 to 30, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 married males aged 60 to 70, 39 married males aged 20 to 30, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 30 females age 3 to 4, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 females of unknown age, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,884 French Canadians, 4 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $482,030 value farms (dollars), 76,538 pounds of homemade butter, $65,606 value all livestock, 34,310 bushels of oats, $26,545 value farm implements in dollars, 23,185 pounds of maple sugar, 22,384 bushels of potatoes, 22,342 acres of land in farms, $19,775 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,313 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,029 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,201 acres of farmland under crops, 4,576 pounds of wool produced on farms, $4,528 value garden and orchard crops, 4,510 bushels of spring wheat, 4,000 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,172 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,154 tons of hay, 1,741 acres of oats, 1,142 sheep, 1,021 barrels of beef, 944 bushels of rye, 901 bushels of barley, 865 barrels of pork, 857 milk cows, 779 swine, 750 calves and heifers, 583 bushels of peas, 550 acres of spring wheat, 353 horses aged over 3 years, 327 bulls, oxen, or steers, 187 acres of potatoes, 172 occupants of farms, 112 acres of farmland in gardens, 97 acres of rye, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 73 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 63 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 58 acres of barley, 55 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 52 acres of peas, 51 bushels of buckwheat, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 8 bushels of turnips, 5 acres of buckwheat, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 bushels of corn, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,211 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,729 yards of linen, 3,724 yards of flannel, 3,372 yards of fulled cloth, 602 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC035009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044004_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462178
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
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-qc035009-1861/.