St. François, Quebec (1881 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,181. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.217°N, 70.761°W.
Population
In 1881, St. François had a population of 4,181: 2,125 male and 2,056 female residents. Population density was 36.6 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 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 | 777 |
| Number of families | 777 |
| Number of females | 2,056 |
| Number of males | 2,125 |
| Number of married females | 671 |
| Number of married males | 679 |
| Number of married persons | 1,350 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP TOT | 4,181 |
| Total population | 4,181 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,317 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,407 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,724 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 680 |
| Number of occupied houses | 680 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,569 |
| Acres of potatoes | 372 |
| Acres of wheat | 157 |
| BAR BU | 4,751 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,751 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,404 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 75,150 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,159 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,555 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,637 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,945 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 631 |
| BWT BU | 4,404 |
| CRN BU | 193 |
| HAY AC | 7,569 |
| HAY TONS | 7,694 |
| OAT BU | 75,150 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,555 |
| POT AC | 372 |
| POT BU | 18,637 |
| RYE BU | 128 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,694 |
| WHT AC | 157 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,945 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,317 |
| C UNMD M | 1,407 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,724 |
| D OCC | 680 |
| FEMALE | 2,056 |
| GRA BU | 156 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 680 |
| H UNINH | 49 |
| MALE | 2,125 |
| MD F | 671 |
| MD M | 679 |
| MD TOT | 1,350 |
| NUMBER CD | 48 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,159 |
| TUR BU | 631 |
| WID F | 68 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048009— 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 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-qc048009-1881/.