Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 8,055. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.818°N, 71.229°W.
Population
In 1881, Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier had a population of 8,055: 3,854 male and 4,201 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 6,850 |
| 1881 | 8,055 |
| 1891 | 8,986 |
| 1901 | 10,028 |
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, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch N
- Québec, St. Roch S
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 8,055 total population, 4,201 females, 3,854 males, 2,745 married persons, 1,987 families, 1,377 married males, 1,368 married females, 430 widowed persons, 306 widowed females, 124 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,880 single persons under 18, 2,527 single females under 18, 2,353 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,467 inhabited houses, 1,467 occupied houses, 61 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12 bushels of other root crops, 4 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas McGreevy | 1825–1897 | died here |
| William Henry Baldwin | 1827–1894 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 8,055 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:
QC079001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC183002— 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, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-roch-ward-quartier-qc079001-1881/.