Ste. Françoise, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Françoise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.071°N, 69.033°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Françoise had a population of 704: 357 male and 347 female residents. Population density was 20.5 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Françoise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 107 |
| Number of families | 107 |
| Number of females | 347 |
| Number of males | 357 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of married persons | 206 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 347 |
| POP M | 357 |
| POP TOT | 704 |
| Total population | 704 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 483 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 703 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 106 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 106 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 37 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 102 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 115 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,554 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,330 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,758 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,214 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,325 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,655 |
| Acres of oats | 342 |
| Acres of potatoes | 104 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 240 |
| BAR AC | 115 |
| BAR BU | 1,082 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,082 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,498 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 949 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,713 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,486 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 111 |
| HAY AC | 1,214 |
| HAY TONS | 907 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 129 |
| Number of chickens | 589 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 96 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 114 |
| Number of milk cows | 378 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 105 |
| Number of other cattle | 128 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 540 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 379 |
| Number of swine | 205 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 201 |
| OAT AC | 342 |
| OAT BU | 3,498 |
| PEA BU | 949 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 10,713 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 255 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,499 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,306 |
| RYE BU | 355 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 907 |
| WHT AC | 240 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,486 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,306 |
| CATTLE KS | 129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 248 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 483 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 255 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 107 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,499 |
| FRN CA | 703 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 589 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 114 |
| HOUSES | 106 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 106 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 103 |
| MD MALE | 103 |
| MD TOT | 206 |
| MILK COWS | 378 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 96 |
| OC TOT | 105 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 128 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 540 |
| SHEEP KS | 379 |
| SUP AM | 6,325 |
| SUP FOR | 9,330 |
| SUP JV | 13 |
| SUP PAT | 15,541 |
| SUP SC | 4,758 |
| SUP TOT | 15,655 |
| SWINE | 205 |
| SWINE KS | 201 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 106 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 209 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Ste. Françoise, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-fran-oise-qc192017-1891/.