Ste. Françoise, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Françoise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 659. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.071°N, 69.033°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Françoise had a population of 659: 326 male and 333 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 659 |
| 1891 | 704 |
| 1901 | 708 |
| 1911 | 890 |
| 1921 | 1,060 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Françoise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 659 total population, 333 females, 326 males, 192 married persons, 106 families, 96 married females, 96 married males, 11 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 456 single persons under 18, 233 single females under 18, 223 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 89 inhabited houses, 89 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,702 bushels of potatoes, 1,647 bushels of barley, 1,457 bushels of rye, 1,337 bushels of oats, 1,076 bushels of spring wheat, 861 acres of hay crops, 767 bushels of peas and beans, 426 tons of hay, 183 bushels of buckwheat, 178 bushels of turnips, 150 bushels of other root crops, 146 acres of wheat, 83 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1 barrels of other fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 659 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464270
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Fran%C3%A7oise,_Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Fran%C3%A7oise_(Les_Basques)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Ste. Françoise, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-fran-oise-qc041015-1881/.