St. François, Quebec (1871 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 552. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.000°N, 70.836°W.
Population
In 1871, St. François had a population of 552: 277 male and 275 female residents. Population density was 48.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 521 |
| 1861 | 561 |
| 1871 | 552 |
| 1881 | 496 |
| 1891 | 508 |
| 1901 | 496 |
| 1911 | 481 |
| 1921 | 414 |
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 | 80 |
| Number of females | 275 |
| Number of males | 277 |
| Number of married females | 75 |
| Number of married males | 75 |
| Number of married persons | 150 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 552 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 182 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 188 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 370 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 79 |
| Number of occupied houses | 79 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 181 |
| BWT BU | 200 |
| CRN BU | 38 |
| HAY AC | 302 |
| HAY TONS | 513 |
| OAT BU | 9,417 |
| PEA BU | 1,907 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 24,352 |
| RYE BU | 2,492 |
| Total area (acres) | 5,760 |
| WHT SP BU | 276 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 45 |
| AREA | 5,760 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| CD | 148 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 80 |
| FEMALE | 275 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 79 |
| INHABITED | 79 |
| MALE | 277 |
| MARRIED F | 75 |
| MARRIED M | 75 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 150 |
| POPULATION | 552 |
| ROOT BU | 2,731 |
| SINGLE F | 182 |
| SINGLE M | 188 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 370 |
| TUR BU | 4,608 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075007— 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-qc148005-1871/.