St. Roch, North—Nord, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Roch, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,686. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.831°N, 71.236°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Roch, North—Nord had a population of 2,686: 1,373 male and 1,313 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,853 |
| 1881 | 2,686 |
| 1891 | 3,331 |
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, St. Roch, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,686 total population, 1,373 males, 1,313 females, 786 married persons, 501 families, 395 married males, 391 married females, 142 widowed persons, 84 widowed females, 58 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,758 single persons under 18, 920 single males under 18, 838 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 371 inhabited houses, 371 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 138,147 bushels of other root crops, 39,880 bushels of potatoes, 34,100 bushels of turnips, 22,019 bushels of oats, 4,093 tons of hay, 2,328 bushels of spring wheat, 2,202 acres of hay crops, 1,882 bushels of barley, 251 acres of potatoes, 184 bushels of corn, 157 bushels of peas and beans, 116 bushels of buckwheat, 115 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,686 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:
QC079004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179012— 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 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). "St. Roch, North—Nord, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-north-nord-qc079004-1881/.