Roberval, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Roberval, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 783. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141954. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.513°N, 72.227°W.
Population
In 1891, Roberval, Village had a population of 783: 395 male and 388 female residents.
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 Notre Dame du Lac, 1881 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Roberval, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 783 total population, 395 males, 388 females, 258 married persons, 131 families, 129 married females, 129 married males, 12 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 513 single persons under 18, 262 single males under 18, 251 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 764 French Canadians, 19 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 111 houses, 111 occupied houses, 109 houses built of wood, 101 houses of 1 story, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,325 acres of land in farms, 5,996 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,779 pounds of homemade butter, 4,155 bushels of potatoes, 2,329 acres of improved land in farms, 2,255 bushels of oats, 1,378 acres of farmland under crops, 1,180 bushels of turnips, 908 acres of farmland in pasture, 903 bushels of spring wheat, 758 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 426 acres of hay crops, 400 chickens, 353 bushels of buckwheat, 329 bushels of peas, 298 tons of hay, 214 sheep, 187 acres of oats, 139 milk cows, 131 swine slaughtered or sold, 125 sheep slaughtered or sold, 120 acres of wheat, 119 occupants of farms, 100 bushels of barley, 98 bushels of rye, 89 cattle killed or sold, 86 swine, 84 farm occupants who own their land, 71 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 68 horses aged over 3 years, 49 other cattle, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 acres of potatoes, 35 farm occupants who rent their land, 29 bushels of corn, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 ducks, 16 geese, 14 other fowl, 13 oxen, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 acres of barley, 11 acres of turnips, 7 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149012— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roberval-village-qc149012-1891/.