St. François-Xavier de Batiscan, Quebec (1911 census)
St. François-Xavier de Batiscan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,280. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 72.276°W.
Population
In 1911, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan had a population of 1,280: 652 male and 628 female residents. Population density was 74.5 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. François-Xavier de Batiscan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,173 |
| POP F | 628 |
| POP M | 652 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 66.67 |
| POP TOT | 1,280 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 12,288 |
| AREA SQ MI | 19.20 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 5 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 210 |
| F MARRIED | 209 |
| F SINGLE | 386 |
| F WIDOWED | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 222 |
| FRENCH | 1,271 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 210 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 414 |
| M WIDOWED | 27 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,279 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fran-ois-xavier-de-batiscan-qc151006-1911/.