Ste. Françoise, Quebec (1921 census)
Ste. Françoise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,060. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.053°N, 68.846°W.
Population
In 1921, Ste. Françoise had a population of 1,060: 555 male and 505 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ste. Françoise, 1911 (27.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Ste. Françoise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 9 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,060 total population, 555 males born in Canada, 555 males in the population, 505 females in the population, 502 females born in Canada, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,059 persons of French origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,060 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095015— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-fran-oise-qc095015-1921/.