Roxton Falls, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Roxton Falls, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 992. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.577°N, 72.524°W.
Population
In 1871, Roxton Falls, Village had a population of 992: 485 male and 507 female residents. Population density was 499.1 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).
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 Roxton, 1861 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Roxton Falls, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 507 |
| Number of males | 485 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 359 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 992 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 599 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 177 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 65 |
| BWT BU | 269 |
| CRN BU | 331 |
| HAY AC | 418 |
| HAY TONS | 263 |
| OAT BU | 3,700 |
| PEA BU | 355 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 10,950 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 193 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 22 |
| AREA | 1,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 61 |
| CD | 127 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FEMALE | 507 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 177 |
| INHABITED | 177 |
| MALE | 485 |
| MARRIED F | 180 |
| MARRIED M | 179 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 359 |
| POPULATION | 992 |
| ROOT BU | 195 |
| SINGLE F | 307 |
| SINGLE M | 292 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 599 |
| TUR BU | 8 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC127008— 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 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). "Roxton Falls, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roxton-falls-village-qc127008-1871/.