St. Roch, South —Sud, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Roch, South —Sud was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 12,846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.813°N, 71.275°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Roch, South —Sud had a population of 12,846: 6,134 male and 6,712 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 9,680 |
| 1881 | 12,846 |
| 1891 | 15,358 |
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, South —Sud shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Banlieue (Notre-Dame de Québec)
- Charlesbourg, VL
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Jean ward-quartier
- Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier
- St. Ambroise
- St. Roch, North—Nord
- Ste. Foye
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 12,846 total population, 6,712 females, 6,134 males, 4,594 married persons, 2,889 families, 2,298 married females, 2,296 married males, 586 widowed persons, 419 widowed females, 167 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 7,666 single persons under 18, 3,995 single females under 18, 3,671 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 2,074 inhabited houses, 2,074 occupied houses, 52 uninhabited houses, 24 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,017 bushels of turnips, 1,832 bushels of oats, 786 bushels of potatoes, 421 acres of hay crops, 267 tons of hay, 176 bushels of peas and beans, 168 bushels of barley, 81 bushels of other root crops, 39 bushels of winter wheat, 30 bushels of corn, 9 acres of potatoes, 6 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 12,846 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:
QC079003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179013— 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, South —Sud, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-south-sud-qc079003-1881/.