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 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 density was 456.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Roxton Falls, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 471 |
| Number of males | 437 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 331 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP F | 471 |
| POP M | 437 |
| POP TOT | 908 |
| Total population | 908 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 257 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 539 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 826 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 82 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 194 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 17 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 176 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 163 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 347 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 144 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 601 |
| Acres of hay crops | 266 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,032 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,176 |
| Acres of oats | 104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 110 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,462 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,903 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 451 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 335 |
| HAY AC | 266 |
| HAY TONS | 232 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 21 |
| Number of chickens | 918 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 85 |
| Number of milk cows | 172 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 176 |
| Number of other cattle | 61 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 152 |
| Number of sheep | 64 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 35 |
| Number of swine | 89 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 171 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 104 |
| OAT BU | 1,462 |
| PEA BU | 377 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 6,903 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 305 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,659 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 232 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 54 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,659 |
| CATTLE KS | 21 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 257 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 539 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 305 |
| FRN CA | 826 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 918 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 85 |
| HOUSES | 194 |
| HOUSES B | 17 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 163 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 176 |
| INF 11 A | 152 |
| MD FEM | 167 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 331 |
| MILK COWS | 172 |
| NAME CD | Shefford |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 113 |
| OC TOT | 176 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 61 |
| OTHERS | 82 |
| SHEEP | 64 |
| SHEEP KS | 35 |
| SUP AM | 1,032 |
| SUP FOR | 144 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 347 |
| SUP SC | 601 |
| SUP TOT | 1,176 |
| SWINE | 89 |
| SWINE KS | 171 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 194 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 451 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
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: 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 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/.