Roxton Falls, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Roxton Falls, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 908. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3445716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.577°N, 72.524°W.
Population
In 1891, Roxton Falls, Village had a population of 908: 437 male and 471 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Roxton Falls, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 908 total population, 471 females, 437 males, 331 married persons, 196 families, 167 married females, 164 married males, 38 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 539 single persons under 18, 282 single females under 18, 257 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 826 French Canadians, 82 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 194 houses, 194 occupied houses, 176 houses built of wood, 163 houses of 1 story, 62 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses built of brick, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,903 bushels of potatoes, 5,659 pounds of homemade butter, 1,462 bushels of oats, 1,176 acres of land in farms, 1,032 acres of improved land in farms, 918 chickens, 601 acres of farmland under crops, 451 bushels of turnips, 377 bushels of peas, 347 acres of farmland in pasture, 335 bushels of corn, 305 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 266 acres of hay crops, 232 tons of hay, 176 occupants of farms, 172 milk cows, 171 swine slaughtered or sold, 152 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 144 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 113 farm occupants who own their land, 110 bushels of barley, 104 acres of oats, 89 swine, 85 horses aged over 3 years, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 sheep, 62 farm occupants who rent their land, 61 other cattle, 54 bushels of spring wheat, 49 acres of potatoes, 44 bushels of beans, 35 sheep slaughtered or sold, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 24 ducks, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 cattle killed or sold, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 12 other fowl, 9 acres of barley, 7 bushels of buckwheat, 6 acres of wheat, 6 turkeys, 5 geese, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188006— 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 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). "Roxton Falls, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roxton-falls-village-qc188006-1891/.