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 density was 60.3 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 525 |
| Number of males | 511 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 319 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 1,036 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 334 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 676 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 129 |
| Number of occupied houses | 129 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 473 |
| BWT BU | 3,886 |
| CRN BU | 525 |
| HAY AC | 670 |
| HAY TONS | 1,366 |
| OAT BU | 43,553 |
| PEA BU | 1,711 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 16,314 |
| RYE BU | 512 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,566 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 169 |
| AREA | 8,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| CD | 132 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FEMALE | 525 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 129 |
| INHABITED | 129 |
| MALE | 511 |
| MARRIED F | 159 |
| MARRIED M | 160 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 319 |
| POPULATION | 1,036 |
| ROOT BU | 298 |
| SINGLE F | 342 |
| SINGLE M | 334 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 676 |
| TUR BU | 819 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
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/.