St. François, Quebec (1871 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,329. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.058°N, 72.857°W.
Population
In 1871, St. François had a population of 2,329: 1,140 male and 1,189 female residents. Population density was 65.0 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 370 |
| Number of females | 1,189 |
| Number of males | 1,140 |
| Number of married females | 378 |
| Number of married males | 380 |
| Number of married persons | 758 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| Total population | 2,329 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 764 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 736 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,500 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 318 |
| Number of occupied houses | 320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 371 |
| BWT BU | 8,990 |
| CRN BU | 1,328 |
| HAY AC | 1,481 |
| HAY TONS | 2,089 |
| OAT BU | 42,039 |
| PEA BU | 5,880 |
| POT AC | 208 |
| POT BU | 26,559 |
| RYE BU | 1,526 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,104 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 539 |
| AREA | 19,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 267 |
| CD | 134 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 370 |
| FEMALE | 1,189 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 320 |
| INHABITED | 318 |
| MALE | 1,140 |
| MARRIED F | 378 |
| MARRIED M | 380 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 758 |
| POPULATION | 2,329 |
| ROOT BU | 733 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 764 |
| SINGLE M | 736 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,500 |
| TUR BU | 67 |
| UNINHABITED | 34 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC134003— 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 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-qc134003-1871/.