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 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 density was 588.7 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 250 |
| Number of families | 250 |
| Number of females | 584 |
| Number of males | 586 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 202 |
| Number of married persons | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 1,170 |
| Total population | 1,170 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 352 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 723 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 232 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 634 |
| Acres of potatoes | 80 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR BU | 296 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,508 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 784 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,043 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 45 |
| BWT BU | 475 |
| CRN BU | 437 |
| HAY AC | 634 |
| HAY TONS | 542 |
| OAT BU | 7,508 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 784 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 7,043 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 542 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 79 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 352 |
| C UNMD M | 371 |
| C UNMD TOT | 723 |
| D OCC | 232 |
| FEMALE | 584 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 232 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 586 |
| MD F | 203 |
| MD M | 202 |
| MD TOT | 405 |
| NUMBER CD | 59 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 127 |
| TUR BU | 45 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
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: 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 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/.