St. François-Xavier de Batiscan, Quebec (1871 census)
St. François-Xavier de Batiscan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,036. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 72.276°W.
Population
In 1871, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan had a population of 1,036: 511 male and 525 female residents.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,036 total population, 525 females, 511 males, 319 married persons, 160 married males, 159 married females, 147 families, 41 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 676 single persons under 18, 342 single females under 18, 334 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 129 inhabited houses, 129 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 8,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC132005— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-xavier-de-batiscan-qc132005-1871/.