St. François-Xavier de Batiscan, Quebec (1891 census)
St. François-Xavier de Batiscan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 996. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 72.276°W.
Population
In 1891, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan had a population of 996: 502 male and 494 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 494 |
| Number of males | 502 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 494 |
| POP M | 502 |
| POP TOT | 996 |
| Total population | 996 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 655 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 987 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 169 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 156 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 137 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,021 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,407 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,602 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,232 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,677 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,084 |
| Acres of oats | 1,974 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 194 |
| BAR AC | 64 |
| BAR BU | 915 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 915 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,036 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 267 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,422 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 909 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,225 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,052 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 809 |
| BWT BU | 4,036 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 30 |
| CRN BU | 267 |
| HAY AC | 1,232 |
| HAY TONS | 1,669 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 111 |
| Number of chickens | 1,722 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 56 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 185 |
| Number of milk cows | 586 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 161 |
| Number of other cattle | 210 |
| Number of oxen | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 587 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 313 |
| Number of swine | 329 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 319 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 1,974 |
| OAT BU | 31,422 |
| PEA BU | 909 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 8,225 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,726 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 18 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,142 |
| RYE BU | 174 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,669 |
| WHT AC | 194 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,052 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 134 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,142 |
| CATTLE KS | 111 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 322 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 655 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,726 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 56 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 18 |
| FRN CA | 987 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 97 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,722 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 185 |
| HOUSES | 169 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 156 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 150 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 300 |
| MILK COWS | 586 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 161 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 210 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 587 |
| SHEEP KS | 313 |
| SILOS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 6,677 |
| SUP FOR | 4,407 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 2,021 |
| SUP SC | 4,602 |
| SUP TOT | 11,084 |
| SWINE | 329 |
| SWINE KS | 319 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 169 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 809 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146007— 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 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-Xavier de Batiscan, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-xavier-de-batiscan-qc146007-1891/.