St. François, Quebec (1891 census)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,255. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.058°N, 72.857°W.
Population
In 1891, St. François had a population of 2,255: 1,113 male and 1,142 female residents. Population density was 63.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,385 |
| 1861 | 2,312 |
| 1871 | 2,329 |
| 1881 | 2,331 |
| 1891 | 2,255 |
| 1901 | 2,639 |
| 1911 | 2,278 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. François, 1901 (89.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. François shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 367 |
| Number of families | 367 |
| Number of females | 1,142 |
| Number of males | 1,113 |
| Number of married females | 374 |
| Number of married males | 370 |
| Number of married persons | 744 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP F | 1,142 |
| POP M | 1,113 |
| POP TOT | 2,255 |
| Total population | 2,255 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 711 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 707 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,418 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,245 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 366 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 348 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 354 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 367 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,787 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,152 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,331 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,956 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,138 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,290 |
| Acres of oats | 2,772 |
| Acres of potatoes | 211 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 511 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 311 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,215 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 745 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,439 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,380 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,159 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 590 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,464 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 120 |
| BWT BU | 8,215 |
| CRN BU | 745 |
| HAY AC | 1,956 |
| HAY TONS | 1,992 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 77 |
| Number of chickens | 4,047 |
| Number of ducks | 153 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 339 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 70 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 138 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 478 |
| Number of milk cows | 944 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 348 |
| Number of other cattle | 653 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 105 |
| Number of sheep | 960 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 306 |
| Number of swine | 816 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 175 |
| Number of turkeys | 74 |
| OAT AC | 2,772 |
| OAT BU | 38,439 |
| PEA BU | 3,380 |
| POT AC | 211 |
| POT BU | 17,159 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 767 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,912 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,910 |
| RYE BU | 590 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,992 |
| WHT AC | 511 |
| WHT FALL BU | 120 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,464 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 59 |
| A 11 50 | 72 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 102 |
| BEN BU | 216 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,910 |
| CATTLE KS | 77 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 711 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 707 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,418 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 767 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 138 |
| DUCKS | 153 |
| FAMILIES | 367 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,912 |
| FRN CA | 2,245 |
| GEESE | 70 |
| GRA BU | 136 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,047 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 478 |
| HOUSES | 366 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 354 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 116 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 348 |
| INF 11 A | 105 |
| MD FEM | 374 |
| MD MALE | 370 |
| MD TOT | 744 |
| MILK COWS | 944 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 339 |
| OC TOT | 348 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 653 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 960 |
| SHEEP KS | 306 |
| SUP AM | 15,138 |
| SUP FOR | 10,152 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 3,787 |
| SUP SC | 11,331 |
| SUP TOT | 25,290 |
| SWINE | 816 |
| SWINE KS | 175 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 367 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 71 |
| TURKEY | 74 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC206007— 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-qc197005-1891/.