Québec, St. Roch N, Quebec (1871 census)
Québec, St. Roch N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,853. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.831°N, 71.236°W.
Population
In 1871, Québec, St. Roch N had a population of 2,853: 1,422 male and 1,431 female residents. Population density was 817.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,853 |
| 1881 | 2,686 |
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 St. Roch, 1861 (34.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Québec, St. Roch N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 472 |
| Number of females | 1,431 |
| Number of males | 1,422 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 557 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| Total population | 2,853 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,079 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,131 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,210 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 350 |
| Number of occupied houses | 350 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,267 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 167 |
| HAY AC | 2,412 |
| HAY TONS | 3,679 |
| OAT BU | 2,251 |
| PEA BU | 106 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 12,832 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,779 |
| WHT SP BU | 335 |
| WHT WTR BU | 120 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 43 |
| AREA | 1,779 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| CD | 147 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 472 |
| FEMALE | 1,431 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 350 |
| INHABITED | 350 |
| MALE | 1,422 |
| MARRIED F | 284 |
| MARRIED M | 273 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 557 |
| POPULATION | 2,853 |
| ROOT BU | 5,349 |
| SINGLE F | 1,079 |
| SINGLE M | 1,131 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,210 |
| TUR BU | 41,331 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079004— 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 1871 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). "Québec, St. Roch N, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-roch-n-qc147004-1871/.