Québec, St. Roch S, Quebec (1881 census)
Québec, St. Roch S 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, Québec, St. Roch S had a population of 12,846: 6,134 male and 6,712 female residents. Population density was 1989.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 9,680 |
| 1881 | 12,846 |
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, Québec, St. Roch S shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Charlesbourg
- Québec, Banlieue Centre
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch N
- Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, ward-quartier St. Jean
- St. Ambroise
- Ste. Foy
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 2,889 |
| Number of families | 2,889 |
| Number of females | 6,712 |
| Number of males | 6,134 |
| Number of married females | 2,298 |
| Number of married males | 2,296 |
| Number of married persons | 4,594 |
| Number of widowed females | 419 |
| Number of widowed males | 167 |
| Number of widowed persons | 586 |
| POP TOT | 12,846 |
| Total population | 12,846 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,995 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,671 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 7,666 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 2,074 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,074 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 421 |
| Acres of potatoes | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR BU | 168 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,832 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 786 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,017 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 39 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 421 |
| HAY TONS | 267 |
| OAT BU | 1,832 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 176 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 786 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 267 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT WTR BU | 39 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 3,995 |
| C UNMD M | 3,671 |
| C UNMD TOT | 7,666 |
| D OCC | 2,074 |
| FEMALE | 6,712 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 24 |
| H INHAB | 2,074 |
| H UNINH | 52 |
| MALE | 6,134 |
| MD F | 2,298 |
| MD M | 2,296 |
| MD TOT | 4,594 |
| NUMBER CD | 79 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 81 |
| TUR BU | 2,017 |
| WID F | 419 |
| WID M | 167 |
| WID TOT | 586 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079003— 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). "Québec, St. Roch S, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-roch-s-qc079003-1881/.