St. François, Quebec (1911 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.219°N, 70.766°W.
Population
In 1911, St. François had a population of 3,261: 1,709 male and 1,552 female residents. Population density was 32.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
- Aubert Gallion (St. Georges)
- Beauceville, T-V
- St. Benjamin
- St. Benoit Labre
- St. Joseph
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Victor de Tring
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,535 |
| POP F | 1,552 |
| POP M | 1,709 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 32.76 |
| POP TOT | 3,261 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 63,707 |
| AREA SQ MI | 99.54 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 524 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 514 |
| F SINGLE | 988 |
| F WIDOWED | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 524 |
| FRENCH | 3,255 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 521 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 1,139 |
| M WIDOWED | 45 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,261 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144009— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-qc144009-1911/.