St. François-Xavier de Batiscan, Quebec (1881 census)
St. François-Xavier de Batiscan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,141. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 72.276°W.
Population
In 1881, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan had a population of 1,141: 539 male and 602 female residents. Population density was 66.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,036 |
| 1881 | 1,141 |
| 1891 | 996 |
| 1901 | 1,173 |
| 1911 | 1,280 |
| 1921 | 1,397 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 174 |
| Number of families | 174 |
| Number of females | 602 |
| Number of males | 539 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 329 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,141 |
| Total population | 1,141 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 765 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 170 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 700 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of wheat | 166 |
| BAR BU | 243 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,171 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 533 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,555 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 592 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,162 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,812 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 309 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,474 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,375 |
| BWT BU | 6,171 |
| CRN BU | 533 |
| HAY AC | 700 |
| HAY TONS | 1,321 |
| OAT BU | 50,555 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,162 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 10,812 |
| RYE BU | 309 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,321 |
| WHT AC | 166 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,474 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 406 |
| C UNMD M | 359 |
| C UNMD TOT | 765 |
| D OCC | 170 |
| FEMALE | 602 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| H INHAB | 170 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 539 |
| MD F | 165 |
| MD M | 164 |
| MD TOT | 329 |
| NUMBER CD | 82 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 592 |
| TUR BU | 1,375 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047007_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912182
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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-Xavier de Batiscan, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-xavier-de-batiscan-qc082003-1881/.