St. François, Quebec (1871 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,982. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.216°N, 70.766°W.
Population
In 1871, St. François had a population of 3,982: 2,032 male and 1,950 female residents. Population density was 33.7 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 691 |
| Number of females | 1,950 |
| Number of males | 2,032 |
| Number of married females | 613 |
| Number of married males | 614 |
| Number of married persons | 1,227 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| Total population | 3,982 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,390 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,672 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 677 |
| Number of occupied houses | 677 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,799 |
| BWT BU | 4,392 |
| CRN BU | 346 |
| HAY AC | 7,048 |
| HAY TONS | 10,630 |
| OAT BU | 83,577 |
| PEA BU | 3,655 |
| POT AC | 332 |
| POT BU | 45,594 |
| RYE BU | 136 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,662 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 155 |
| AREA | 68,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 305 |
| CD | 158 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 691 |
| FEMALE | 1,950 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 677 |
| INHABITED | 677 |
| MALE | 2,032 |
| MARRIED F | 613 |
| MARRIED M | 614 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,227 |
| POPULATION | 3,982 |
| ROOT BU | 1,094 |
| SINGLE F | 1,282 |
| SINGLE M | 1,390 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,672 |
| TUR BU | 159 |
| UNINHABITED | 46 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158005— 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 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-qc158005-1871/.