St. Roch, North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Roch, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.831°N, 71.236°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Roch, North—Nord had a population of 3,331: 1,700 male and 1,631 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Québec, St. Sauveur, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (36.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Roch, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,331 total population, 1,700 males, 1,631 females, 966 married persons, 486 married males, 480 married females, 435 families, 143 widowed persons, 90 widowed females, 53 widowed males, 7.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,222 single persons under 18, 1,161 single males under 18, 1,061 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,702 French Canadians, 629 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 328 houses, 328 occupied houses, 274 houses built of wood, 214 houses of 1 story, 126 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 106 houses of 2 stories, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses built of brick, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 26 houses under construction, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 47,863 bushels of turnips, 26,527 bushels of potatoes, 17,211 bushels of oats, 12,651 pounds of homemade butter, 8,181 acres of land in farms, 7,117 acres of improved land in farms, 5,993 acres of farmland under crops, 3,493 acres of hay crops, 2,836 tons of hay, 2,203 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,600 chickens, 1,328 cattle killed or sold, 1,112 bushels of barley, 1,082 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,064 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 643 swine, 630 acres of oats, 438 milk cows, 414 bushels of spring wheat, 272 horses aged over 3 years, 231 swine slaughtered or sold, Capacity of silos (tons): 225, 221 acres of potatoes, 182 acres of turnips, 144 bushels of buckwheat, 86 other cattle, 79 occupants of farms, 70 bushels of winter wheat, 55 other fowl, 53 ducks, 52 farm occupants who own their land, 47 acres of barley, 47 geese, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 bushels of corn, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 acres of wheat, 30 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 26 bushels of beans, 24 turkeys, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 sheep, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 bushels of peas, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 employees on farms, 5 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179012— 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 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). "St. Roch, North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-north-nord-qc179012-1891/.