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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464270. 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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 704 total population, 357 males, 347 females, 206 married persons, 107 families, 103 married females, 103 married males, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6.60 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 483 single persons under 18, 248 single males under 18, 235 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 703 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 106 houses, 106 houses built of wood, 106 occupied houses, 102 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 1 room, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,306 pounds of homemade butter, 15,655 acres of land in farms, 10,713 bushels of potatoes, 9,330 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,325 acres of improved land in farms, 4,758 acres of farmland under crops, 3,498 bushels of oats, 1,554 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,499 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,486 bushels of spring wheat, 1,214 acres of hay crops, 1,082 bushels of barley, 949 bushels of peas, 907 tons of hay, 589 chickens, 540 sheep, 379 sheep slaughtered or sold, 378 milk cows, 355 bushels of rye, 342 acres of oats, 255 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 240 acres of wheat, 209 bushels of turnips, 205 swine, 201 swine slaughtered or sold, 129 cattle killed or sold, 128 other cattle, 115 acres of barley, 114 horses aged over 3 years, 111 bushels of buckwheat, 105 occupants of farms, 104 acres of potatoes, 96 farm occupants who own their land, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 oxen, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 bushels of winter wheat, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 acres of turnips, 6 geese, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 bushels of beans, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: 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 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/.