St. François, Quebec (1921 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,632. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.863°N, 70.704°W.
Population
In 1921, St. François had a population of 1,632: 811 male and 821 female residents. Population density was 61.5 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 1921
In the 1921 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 821 |
| POP M | 811 |
| POP TOT | 1,632 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| CAN BORN F | 817 |
| CAN BORN M | 805 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,623 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,617 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074009— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-qc074009-1921/.