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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 996 total population, 502 males, 494 females, 300 married persons, 172 families, 150 married females, 150 married males, 41 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 655 single persons under 18, 333 single males under 18, 322 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 987 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 169 houses, 169 occupied houses, 156 houses built of wood, 137 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,422 bushels of oats, 15,142 pounds of homemade butter, 11,084 acres of land in farms, 8,225 bushels of potatoes, 6,677 acres of improved land in farms, 4,602 acres of farmland under crops, 4,407 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,036 bushels of buckwheat, 2,052 bushels of spring wheat, 2,021 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,974 acres of oats, 1,726 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,722 chickens, 1,669 tons of hay, 1,232 acres of hay crops, 915 bushels of barley, 909 bushels of peas, 809 bushels of turnips, 587 sheep, 586 milk cows, 329 swine, 319 swine slaughtered or sold, 313 sheep slaughtered or sold, 267 bushels of corn, 210 other cattle, 194 acres of wheat, 185 horses aged over 3 years, 174 bushels of rye, 161 occupants of farms, 143 farm occupants who own their land, 134 bushels of beans, 111 cattle killed or sold, 97 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 74 acres of potatoes, 71 oxen, 64 acres of barley, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 56 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 30, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 ducks, 19 turkeys, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 9 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.