St. François, Quebec (1891 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 508. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.000°N, 70.836°W.
Population
In 1891, St. François had a population of 508: 248 male and 260 female residents. Population density was 44.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 77 |
| Number of families | 77 |
| Number of females | 260 |
| Number of males | 248 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 80 |
| Number of married persons | 158 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 260 |
| POP M | 248 |
| POP TOT | 508 |
| Total population | 508 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 164 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 158 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 322 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 508 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 76 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 46 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 30 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 75 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 76 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,060 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,401 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,425 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,001 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,577 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,978 |
| Acres of oats | 1,164 |
| Acres of potatoes | 172 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 83 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 596 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,669 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,719 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,348 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,913 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 344 |
| BWT BU | 596 |
| HAY AC | 1,001 |
| HAY TONS | 1,102 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 97 |
| Number of chickens | 1,739 |
| Number of ducks | 59 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 75 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 87 |
| Number of milk cows | 306 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 77 |
| Number of other cattle | 353 |
| Number of other fowl | 54 |
| Number of oxen | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 757 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 320 |
| Number of swine | 188 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 203 |
| OAT AC | 1,164 |
| OAT BU | 7,669 |
| PEA BU | 2,719 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 24,348 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 73 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,367 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,945 |
| RYE BU | 2,913 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,102 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 128 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 78 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,945 |
| CATTLE KS | 97 |
| CHEESE LB | 73 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 164 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 158 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 322 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,367 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 59 |
| FAMILIES | 77 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FRN CA | 508 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,739 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 87 |
| HOUSES | 76 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 75 |
| HOUSES S | 46 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 30 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 78 |
| MD MALE | 80 |
| MD TOT | 158 |
| MILK COWS | 306 |
| NAME CD | Montmorency |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 75 |
| OC TOT | 77 |
| OTHER FOWL | 54 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 353 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 757 |
| SHEEP KS | 320 |
| SUP AM | 6,577 |
| SUP FOR | 2,401 |
| SUP JV | 92 |
| SUP PAT | 3,060 |
| SUP SC | 3,425 |
| SUP TOT | 8,978 |
| SWINE | 188 |
| SWINE KS | 203 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 76 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 344 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 148 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172007— 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 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-qc172007-1891/.