St. François, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. François (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. François was a census subdivision in Yamaska County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,312. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.058°N, 72.857°W.

Population

In 1861, St. François had a population of 2,312: 1,152 male and 1,160 female residents. Population density was 64.6 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).

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Earlier boundary forms

In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. François, 1851 (49.7% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. François shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 328 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,076
Females present who are not members of the family	84
Male members of the family who are present	1,079
Males present who are not members of the family	73
Number of adult females unable to read or write	251
Number of adult males unable to read or write	334
Number of blind females	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	3
Number of female births in the past year	49
Number of females	1,160
Number of females attending school	166
Number of lunatic females	6
Number of lunatic males	5
Number of male births in the past year	50
Number of males	1,152
Number of males attending school	183
Number of married females	340
Number of married males	345
Number of single females	784
Number of single males	791
Number of widowed females	36
Number of widowed males	16
POP FX N.1	1,160
POP MX N.1	1,152
POP TOT	2,312
POP XX N.1	2,312
Total population	2,312

Age structure (56 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	43
Number of females aged 1 to 2	44
Number of females aged 2 to 3	34
Number of females aged 4 to 5	32
Number of females aged 5 to 10	150
Number of females of unknown age	23
Number of males aged 1 to 2	52
Number of males aged 2 to 3	33
Number of males aged 3 to 4	44
Number of males aged 4 to 5	33
Number of males aged 5 to 10	189
Number of males of unknown age	31
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	9
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	93
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	105
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	59
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	48
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	21
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	4
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	71
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	104
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	73
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	52
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	28
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	15
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	2
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	159
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	123
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	85
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	20
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	7
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	7
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	131
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	110
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	91
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	13
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	7
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	11
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	9
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	3
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	4
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	4
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	2,264
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	42
Number of persons originating in the United States	6

Agriculture (72 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	52
Acres of buckwheat	409
Acres of corn	71
Acres of farmland in gardens	59
Acres of farmland in pasture	2,006
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	13,729
Acres of farmland under crops	6,570
Acres of farmland under cultivation	8,635
Acres of land in farms	22,364
Acres of oats	2,372
Acres of peas	326
Acres of potatoes	205
Acres of rye	393
Acres of spring wheat	676
Acres of turnips	2
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	155
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	470
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	951
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	151
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	5,213
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	8
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	14
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	1,071
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	44,439
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	4,109
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	26,184
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	4,310
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	7,144
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	834
C20 WHT SP AC	676
C21 WHT SP BU	7,144
C22 BAR AC	52
C23 BAR BU	951
C24 RYE AC	393
C25 RYE BU	4,310
C26 PEA AC	326
C27 PEA BU	4,109
C28 OAT AC	2,372
C29 OAT BU	44,439
C30 BWT AC	409
C31 BWT BU	5,213
C34 POT AC	205
C35 POT BU	26,184
C43 HAY TONS	1,983
C47 WOOL LBS	3,538
C63 BEEF BAR	155
C64 PORK BAR	470
HRS ov03 V	19,645
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	851
Number of calves and heifers	703
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	138
Number of horses aged over 3 years	451
Number of milk cows	750
Number of occupants of farms	303
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	24
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	58
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	63
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	88
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	19
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	51
Number of sheep	1,956
Number of swine	857
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	5,963
Pounds of homemade butter	18,666
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	5
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	27,840
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,538
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,983
Value of all livestock	47,657
Value of farm implements in dollars	25,913
Value of farms (dollars)	385,857
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	3,157

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	487
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	6,901
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	3,680
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	2,344
Yards of linen produced in the past year	6,966

Deaths & mortality (19 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10	2
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	15
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	8
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	2
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	27
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	12
Total number of deaths in the past year	42

Other recorded variables (146 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	303
C02 OCC UNDR 10	51
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	24
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	63
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	88
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	58
C07 OCC OVR 200	19
C08 HELD	22,364
C09 UNDR CULT	8,635
C1 Males	1,152
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	12
C10 UNDR CROP	6,570
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	8
C11 UNDR PAST	2,006
C116 Ages not given M	31
C117 Ages not given F	23
C12 GARDENS	59
C12 Under 2 Years M	52
C120 Married M	345
C121 Single M	791
C122 Widowed M	16
C123 Total M	1,152
C124 Married F	340
C125 Single F	784
C126 Widows F	36
C127 Total F	1,160
C128 Grand Total	2,312
C129 Deaths M	27
C13 Under 2 Years F	44
C13 WOOD WILD	13,729
C130 Deaths F	15
C131 Deaths Total	42
C136 Attending School M	183
C137 Attending School F	166
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	334
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	251
C14 CASH FARM	385,857
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	2
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	3
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	5
C145 Lunatics F	6
C15 CASH IMP	25,913
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	3,157
C16 Under 3 years M	33
C17 Under 3 years F	34
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	3
C2 Females	1,160
C20 Under 4 years M	44
C21 Under 4 years F	43
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	33
C25 Under 5 years F	32
C27 Deaths under 5 years F	1
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	189
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	150
C3 Total	2,312
C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M	2
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	2
C32 INDN CRN AC	71
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	131
C33 INDN CRN BU	1,071
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	159
C36 TUR AC	2
C37 TUR BU	834
C38 CAR BU	8
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	110
C4 Members of Family M	1,079
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	9
C41 BEN BU	151
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	123
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	14
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	71
C44 HOP LBS	5
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	91
C45 MPL SGR LBS	27,840
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	93
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	85
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	2,344
C49 FLAN YRDS	3,680
C5 Members of Family F	1,076
C50 FLX HEM LBS	5,963
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	6,966
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	104
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	851
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	13
C53 MILK COWS	750
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	1
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	703
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	105
C55 HORSES	451
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	20
C56 HORSES VAL	19,645
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	3
C57 COLTS FILLIES	138
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	3
C58 SHEEP	1,956
C59 SWINE	857
C6 Not Members of Family M	73
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	73
C60 TOT VALUE	47,657
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	4
C61 BUTTER LB	18,666
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	59
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	7
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	3
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	52
C68 CAR PLEASURE	487
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	6
C69 VALUE DOL P	6,901
C7 Not Members of Family F	84
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	4
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	48
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	6
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	7
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	28
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	3
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	4
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	21
C8 Births in 1860 M	50
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	7
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	11
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	15
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	5
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	4
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	9
C9 Births in 1860 F	49
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	2
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	2
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	1
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	3
CD NAME	Yamaska
Natives of Canada French Origin	2,264
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	42
United States	6

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC060004 — 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 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-qc060004-1861/.