Roberval, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Roberval, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,467. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141954. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.547°N, 72.262°W.
Population
In 1871, Roberval, Village had a population of 2,467: 1,291 male and 1,176 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 contained Charlevoix, 1861 (9.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained The Indian Reserves, 1861 (22.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Metabetchouan, 1861 (16.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Roberval, Village, 1861 (14.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Prime, 1881 (19.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre Dame du Lac, 1881 (35.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Louis, 1881 (14.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Roberval, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,467 total population, 1,291 males, 1,176 females, 838 married persons, 497 families, 419 married females, 419 married males, 60 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,569 single persons under 18, 847 single males under 18, 722 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 328 occupied houses, 322 inhabited houses, 20 houses under construction, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 5,094,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150009— 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 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). "Roberval, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roberval-village-qc150009-1871/.