St. François-Xavier de Batiscan, Quebec (1901 census)
St. François-Xavier de Batiscan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,173. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 72.276°W.
Population
In 1901, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan had a population of 1,173: 600 male and 573 female residents. Population density was 68.3 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 193 |
| Number of females | 573 |
| Number of males | 600 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of single females | 366 |
| Number of single males | 402 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 573 |
| POP M | 600 |
| POP TOT | 1,173 |
| Total population | 1,173 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 193 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 12,288 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 12,288 |
| FAMILIES | 193 |
| HOUSES | 193 |
| MARRIED F | 179 |
| MARRIED M | 179 |
| SINGLE F | 366 |
| SINGLE M | 402 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146009— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-xavier-de-batiscan-qc146009-1901/.