Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,850. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.818°N, 71.229°W.
Population
In 1871, Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier had a population of 6,850: 3,360 male and 3,490 female residents. Population density was 18528.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 6,850 |
| 1881 | 8,055 |
| 1891 | 8,986 |
| 1901 | 10,028 |
| 1911 | 9,910 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 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, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,500 |
| Number of females | 3,490 |
| Number of males | 3,360 |
| Number of married females | 1,198 |
| Number of married males | 1,206 |
| Number of married persons | 2,404 |
| Number of widowed females | 201 |
| Number of widowed males | 85 |
| Number of widowed persons | 286 |
| Total population | 6,850 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,091 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,069 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,160 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 38 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 842 |
| Number of occupied houses | 844 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| PEA BU | 2 |
| Total area (acres) | 138 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 138 |
| BEING BUILT | 38 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 147 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,500 |
| FEMALE | 3,490 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 844 |
| INHABITED | 842 |
| MALE | 3,360 |
| MARRIED F | 1,198 |
| MARRIED M | 1,206 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,404 |
| POPULATION | 6,850 |
| ROOT BU | 11 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 2,091 |
| SINGLE M | 2,069 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,160 |
| TUR BU | 16 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 201 |
| WIDOWED M | 85 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 286 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188006— 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, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-roch-ward-quartier-qc147001-1871/.