St. François, Quebec (1871 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,613. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.863°N, 70.704°W.
Population
In 1871, St. François had a population of 1,613: 819 male and 794 female residents. Population density was 60.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,890 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
| 1881 | 1,625 |
| 1891 | 1,554 |
| 1901 | 1,624 |
| 1911 | 1,570 |
| 1921 | 1,632 |
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 | 319 |
| Number of females | 794 |
| Number of males | 819 |
| Number of married females | 239 |
| Number of married males | 239 |
| Number of married persons | 478 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 1,613 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 556 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,075 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 248 |
| Number of occupied houses | 248 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,591 |
| BWT BU | 2,078 |
| CRN BU | 79 |
| HAY AC | 3,619 |
| HAY TONS | 4,112 |
| OAT BU | 32,953 |
| PEA BU | 799 |
| POT AC | 254 |
| POT BU | 43,759 |
| RYE BU | 1,108 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,043 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 425 |
| AREA | 15,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| CD | 163 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 319 |
| FEMALE | 794 |
| GRA BU | 471 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 248 |
| INHABITED | 248 |
| MALE | 819 |
| MARRIED F | 239 |
| MARRIED M | 239 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 478 |
| POPULATION | 1,613 |
| ROOT BU | 171 |
| SINGLE F | 519 |
| SINGLE M | 556 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,075 |
| TUR BU | 1,060 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074009— 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-qc163005-1871/.