St. François, Quebec (1911 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.863°N, 70.704°W.
Population
In 1911, St. François had a population of 1,570: 770 male and 800 female residents. Population density was 59.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,624 |
| POP F | 800 |
| POP M | 770 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 61.71 |
| POP TOT | 1,570 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 16,282 |
| AREA SQ MI | 25.44 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 7 |
| DWELLINGS | 277 |
| F MARRIED | 250 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 512 |
| F WIDOWED | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 287 |
| FRENCH | 1,563 |
| M MARRIED | 257 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 490 |
| M WIDOWED | 22 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,570 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-qc177008-1911/.