St. François, Quebec (1871 census)
St. François was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 864. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.678°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1871, St. François had a population of 864: 433 male and 431 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,027 |
| 1871 | 864 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 431 |
| Number of males | 433 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 864 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 284 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 569 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,479 |
| BWT BU | 2,392 |
| CRN BU | 566 |
| HAY AC | 1,339 |
| HAY TONS | 1,572 |
| OAT BU | 25,698 |
| PEA BU | 7,120 |
| POT AC | 148 |
| POT BU | 21,624 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,580 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,390 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 288 |
| AREA | 8,580 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| CD | 98 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 163 |
| FEMALE | 431 |
| GRA BU | 416 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 137 |
| INHABITED | 137 |
| MALE | 433 |
| MARRIED F | 131 |
| MARRIED M | 131 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 262 |
| POPULATION | 864 |
| ROOT BU | 224 |
| SINGLE F | 284 |
| SINGLE M | 285 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 569 |
| TUR BU | 4 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-qc098006-1871/.