Roberval, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
Roberval, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 266. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141954. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.476°N, 72.256°W.
Population
In 1861, Roberval, Village had a population of 266.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 266 |
| 1871 | 2,467 |
| 1891 | 783 |
| 1901 | 1,248 |
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Roberval, Village, 1871 (14.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Roberval, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 266 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 253 French Canadians, 8 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 Indigenous persons, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $19,394 value farms (dollars), 6,589 acres of land in farms, 6,077 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $4,568 value all livestock, $3,972 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,385 bushels of potatoes, 1,359 bushels of spring wheat, 1,325 bushels of barley, 833 bushels of oats, $635 value farm implements in dollars, 512 acres of farmland under cultivation, 344 acres of farmland under crops, 195 bushels of peas, $172 value garden and orchard crops, 157 acres of farmland in pasture, 129 pounds of wool produced on farms, 114 acres of spring wheat, 106 bushels of rye, 100 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 85 acres of barley, 76 sheep, 72 acres of oats, 72 swine, 70 bushels of turnips, 54 milk cows, 32 occupants of farms, 31 horses aged over 3 years, 30 acres of potatoes, 29 pounds of flax or hemp, 24 acres of peas, 20 bulls, oxen, or steers, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 acres of farmland in gardens, 11 acres of rye, 6 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 tons of hay, 5 calves and heifers, 1 acres of turnips, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $147 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 114 yards of fulled cloth, 87 yards of flannel, 16 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC015015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141954
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberval,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberval_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Roberval, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roberval-village-qc015015-1861/.