Roberval & Charlevoix, Quebec (1891 census)
Roberval & Charlevoix was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,040. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.490°N, 72.257°W.
Population
In 1891, Roberval & Charlevoix had a population of 1,040: 560 male and 480 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,040 |
| 1901 | 1,345 |
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 was contained in Notre Dame du Lac, 1881 (71.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Roberval & Charlevoix shared boundaries with:
- Indian Reserve, I R
- NO DATA
- Racine, Dalmas, Taillon & Delisle
- Roberval, Village
- St. Hilaire, Dequen, Dablon, &c.
- St. Louis de Metabetchouan
- St. Prime, par.
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,040 total population, 560 males, 480 females, 317 married persons, 164 families, 164 married males, 153 married females, 22 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 701 single persons under 18, 389 single males under 18, 312 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,034 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 158 houses, 158 houses built of wood, 158 occupied houses, 156 houses of 1 story, 48 houses of 2 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,259 acres of land in farms, 14,016 pounds of homemade butter, 11,537 bushels of potatoes, 11,406 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,853 acres of improved land in farms, 7,746 bushels of oats, 4,778 acres of farmland under crops, 3,962 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,258 bushels of spring wheat, 3,029 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,951 bushels of peas, 1,442 acres of hay crops, 1,426 chickens, 1,262 bushels of buckwheat, 1,101 tons of hay, 1,004 bushels of turnips, 954 sheep, 861 acres of oats, 752 sheep slaughtered or sold, 563 bushels of rye, 468 acres of wheat, 397 milk cows, 372 other cattle, 345 bushels of barley, 299 swine slaughtered or sold, 264 swine, 244 cattle killed or sold, 198 horses aged over 3 years, 161 occupants of farms, 103 farm occupants who own their land, 99 acres of potatoes, 76 geese, 58 farm occupants who rent their land, 57 oxen, 46 acres of barley, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 16 bushels of beans, 15 turkeys, 14 bushels of corn, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149016— 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). "Roberval & Charlevoix, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roberval-charlevoix-qc149009-1891/.