St. François, Quebec (1881 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.863°N, 70.704°W.
Population
In 1881, St. François had a population of 1,625: 790 male and 835 female residents. Population density was 61.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,890 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
| 1881 | 1,625 |
| 1891 | 1,554 |
| 1901 | 1,624 |
| 1911 | 1,570 |
| 1921 | 1,632 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 295 |
| Number of families | 295 |
| Number of females | 835 |
| Number of males | 790 |
| Number of married females | 233 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 464 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP TOT | 1,625 |
| Total population | 1,625 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 550 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 531 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,081 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 256 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,663 |
| Acres of potatoes | 231 |
| Acres of wheat | 452 |
| BAR BU | 1,410 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,410 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,179 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 376 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,276 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,313 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 704 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,533 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,865 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 115 |
| BWT BU | 2,179 |
| CRN BU | 42 |
| HAY AC | 3,663 |
| HAY TONS | 4,428 |
| OAT BU | 34,276 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 704 |
| POT AC | 231 |
| POT BU | 34,533 |
| RYE BU | 1,050 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,428 |
| WHT AC | 452 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,865 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 550 |
| C UNMD M | 531 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,081 |
| D OCC | 256 |
| FEMALE | 835 |
| GRA BU | 376 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 256 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 790 |
| MD F | 233 |
| MD M | 231 |
| MD TOT | 464 |
| NUMBER CD | 44 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,313 |
| TUR BU | 115 |
| WID F | 52 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074009— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-qc044004-1881/.