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 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 density was 698.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 783 |
| 1901 | 1,248 |
| 1911 | 1,737 |
| 1921 | 2,068 |
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 131 |
| Number of families | 131 |
| Number of females | 388 |
| Number of males | 395 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 258 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 388 |
| POP M | 395 |
| POP TOT | 783 |
| Total population | 783 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 513 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 764 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 19 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 111 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 109 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 101 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 908 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,996 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,378 |
| Acres of hay crops | 426 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,329 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,325 |
| Acres of oats | 187 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 120 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,255 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 329 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,155 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 903 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| BWT BU | 353 |
| CRN BU | 29 |
| HAY AC | 426 |
| HAY TONS | 298 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 89 |
| Number of chickens | 400 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 84 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 35 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 68 |
| Number of milk cows | 139 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 119 |
| Number of other cattle | 49 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 71 |
| Number of sheep | 214 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 125 |
| Number of swine | 86 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 131 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 187 |
| OAT BU | 2,255 |
| PEA BU | 329 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 4,155 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 758 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,779 |
| RYE BU | 98 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 298 |
| WHT AC | 120 |
| WHT SP BU | 903 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,779 |
| CATTLE KS | 89 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 513 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 758 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 131 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 764 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 400 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 68 |
| HOUSES | 111 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 109 |
| INF 11 A | 71 |
| MD FEM | 129 |
| MD MALE | 129 |
| MD TOT | 258 |
| MILK COWS | 139 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 35 |
| OC P | 84 |
| OC TOT | 119 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 49 |
| OTHERS | 19 |
| SHEEP | 214 |
| SHEEP KS | 125 |
| SUP AM | 2,329 |
| SUP FOR | 5,996 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 908 |
| SUP SC | 1,378 |
| SUP TOT | 8,325 |
| SWINE | 86 |
| SWINE KS | 131 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 111 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,180 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063027— 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 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/.