St. François, Quebec (1881 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.058°N, 72.857°W.
Population
In 1881, St. François had a population of 2,331: 1,161 male and 1,170 female residents. Population density was 65.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,385 |
| 1861 | 2,312 |
| 1871 | 2,329 |
| 1881 | 2,331 |
| 1891 | 2,255 |
| 1901 | 2,639 |
| 1911 | 2,278 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 371 |
| Number of families | 371 |
| Number of females | 1,170 |
| Number of males | 1,161 |
| Number of married females | 365 |
| Number of married males | 372 |
| Number of married persons | 737 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP TOT | 2,331 |
| Total population | 2,331 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 751 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 759 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,510 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 359 |
| Number of occupied houses | 360 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,626 |
| Acres of potatoes | 216 |
| Acres of wheat | 429 |
| BAR BU | 536 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,434 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,034 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,174 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 508 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,605 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,366 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 699 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,849 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 258 |
| BWT BU | 8,434 |
| CRN BU | 2,034 |
| HAY AC | 1,626 |
| HAY TONS | 2,313 |
| OAT BU | 52,174 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,605 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 11,366 |
| RYE BU | 699 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,313 |
| WHT AC | 429 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,849 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 751 |
| C UNMD M | 759 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,510 |
| D OCC | 360 |
| FEMALE | 1,170 |
| GRA BU | 119 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 359 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 1,161 |
| MD F | 365 |
| MD M | 372 |
| MD TOT | 737 |
| NUMBER CD | 57 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 508 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 258 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC206007— 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-qc057003-1881/.