Roxton Falls, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Roxton Falls, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,170. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3445716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.577°N, 72.524°W.
Population
In 1881, Roxton Falls, Village had a population of 1,170: 586 male and 584 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 992 |
| 1881 | 1,170 |
| 1891 | 908 |
| 1901 | 818 |
| 1911 | 873 |
| 1921 | 777 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Roxton Falls, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,170 total population, 586 males, 584 females, 405 married persons, 250 families, 203 married females, 202 married males, 42 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 723 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 352 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 232 inhabited houses, 232 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,508 bushels of oats, 7,043 bushels of potatoes, 784 bushels of peas and beans, 634 acres of hay crops, 542 tons of hay, 475 bushels of buckwheat, 437 bushels of corn, 296 bushels of barley, 127 bushels of other root crops, 80 acres of potatoes, 79 bushels of spring wheat, 45 bushels of turnips, 8 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,170 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3445716
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxton_Falls,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxton_Falls
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Roxton Falls, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roxton-falls-village-qc059008-1881/.