St. François, Quebec (1891 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,554. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.863°N, 70.704°W.
Population
In 1891, St. François had a population of 1,554: 748 male and 806 female residents. Population density was 58.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 303 |
| Number of families | 303 |
| Number of females | 806 |
| Number of males | 748 |
| Number of married females | 248 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 496 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 806 |
| POP M | 748 |
| POP TOT | 1,554 |
| Total population | 1,554 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 987 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,550 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 273 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 268 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 186 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 85 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 119 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 141 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,448 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,459 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,894 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,925 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,483 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,942 |
| Acres of oats | 2,721 |
| Acres of potatoes | 314 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 343 |
| BAR AC | 119 |
| BAR BU | 1,279 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,279 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,763 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 422 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,174 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 623 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,657 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 763 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,754 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 582 |
| BWT BU | 2,763 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 4 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 5,925 |
| HAY TONS | 5,884 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 575 |
| Number of chickens | 1,924 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 235 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 48 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 114 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 348 |
| Number of milk cows | 909 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 250 |
| Number of other cattle | 951 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 71 |
| Number of sheep | 924 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 611 |
| Number of swine | 562 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 661 |
| OAT AC | 2,721 |
| OAT BU | 38,174 |
| PEA BU | 623 |
| POT AC | 314 |
| POT BU | 30,657 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,569 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,975 |
| RYE BU | 763 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,884 |
| WHT AC | 343 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,754 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 81 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,975 |
| CATTLE KS | 575 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 513 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 474 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 987 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,569 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 114 |
| FAMILIES | 303 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,550 |
| GEESE | 48 |
| GRA BU | 422 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,924 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 348 |
| HOUSES | 273 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 186 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 101 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 85 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 268 |
| INF 11 A | 71 |
| MD FEM | 248 |
| MD MALE | 248 |
| MD TOT | 496 |
| MILK COWS | 909 |
| NAME CD | Montmagny |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 235 |
| OC TOT | 250 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 951 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 924 |
| SHEEP KS | 611 |
| SILOS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 16,483 |
| SUP FOR | 10,459 |
| SUP JV | 141 |
| SUP PAT | 3,448 |
| SUP SC | 12,894 |
| SUP TOT | 26,942 |
| SWINE | 562 |
| SWINE KS | 661 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 273 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 582 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171007— 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 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-qc171007-1891/.