St. François, Quebec (1891 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.221°N, 70.760°W.
Population
In 1891, St. François had a population of 4,022: 2,116 male and 1,906 female residents. Population density was 36.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,874 |
| 1861 | 3,302 |
| 1871 | 3,982 |
| 1881 | 4,181 |
| 1891 | 4,022 |
| 1901 | 4,535 |
| 1911 | 3,261 |
| 1921 | 3,264 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. François, 1901 (93.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
- St. Benoit Labre
- St. George
- St. Joseph
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.)
- St. Victor de Tring
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 741 |
| Number of families | 741 |
| Number of females | 1,906 |
| Number of males | 2,116 |
| Number of married females | 649 |
| Number of married males | 643 |
| Number of married persons | 1,292 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP F | 1,906 |
| POP M | 2,116 |
| POP TOT | 4,022 |
| Total population | 4,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,201 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,424 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,625 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,989 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 33 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 617 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 617 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 54 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 433 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 205 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 182 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of occupied houses | 617 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 70 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 89 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 174 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 19,770 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 37,685 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,027 |
| Acres of hay crops | 11,369 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,971 |
| Acres of land in farms | 77,656 |
| Acres of oats | 5,120 |
| Acres of potatoes | 255 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 363 |
| BAR AC | 89 |
| BAR BU | 1,272 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,272 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,481 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 57,277 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,547 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,050 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,296 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,583 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 552 |
| BWT BU | 4,481 |
| CRN BU | 104 |
| HAY AC | 11,369 |
| HAY TONS | 8,583 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 596 |
| Number of chickens | 7,069 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 619 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 139 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 191 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 730 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,317 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 632 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,464 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 703 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 201 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 211 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 93 |
| Number of sheep | 5,055 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,609 |
| Number of swine | 644 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,038 |
| Number of turkeys | 208 |
| OAT AC | 5,120 |
| OAT BU | 57,277 |
| PEA BU | 1,547 |
| POT AC | 255 |
| POT BU | 24,050 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,083 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 111,514 |
| RYE BU | 52 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,583 |
| WHT AC | 363 |
| WHT FALL BU | 552 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,296 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 201 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 100 |
| A 51 100 | 211 |
| BEN BU | 108 |
| BUTTER LB | 111,514 |
| CATTLE KS | 596 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,201 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,424 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,625 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,083 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 191 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 741 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 3,989 |
| GEESE | 139 |
| GRA BU | 80 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,069 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 730 |
| HOUSES | 617 |
| HOUSES CON | 17 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 80 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 433 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 102 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 112 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 205 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 182 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 70 |
| HOUSES W | 617 |
| INF 11 A | 93 |
| MD FEM | 649 |
| MD MALE | 643 |
| MD TOT | 1,292 |
| MILK COWS | 2,317 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 619 |
| OC TOT | 632 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,464 |
| OTHERS | 33 |
| SHEEP | 5,055 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,609 |
| SUP AM | 39,971 |
| SUP FOR | 37,685 |
| SUP JV | 174 |
| SUP PAT | 19,770 |
| SUP SC | 20,027 |
| SUP TOT | 77,656 |
| SWINE | 644 |
| SWINE KS | 1,038 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 617 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,583 |
| TURKEY | 208 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 49 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
| WORKING OX | 703 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040010_1851— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-qc139015-1891/.