Roxton, Quebec (1851 census)
Roxton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,226. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.530°N, 72.551°W.
Population
In 1851, Roxton had a population of 1,226: 651 male and 575 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,226 |
| 1861 | 3,438 |
| 1871 | 2,396 |
| 1881 | 2,357 |
| 1891 | 1,765 |
| 1901 | 1,563 |
| 1911 | 1,334 |
| 1921 | 1,298 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Roxton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,226 total population, 651 males, Male members of the family who are present: 579, 575 females, Female members of the family who are present: 544, 439 single males, 359 single females, 209 married females, 207 married males, 182 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 72, 54 males attending school, 35 females attending school, 34 female births, 32 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 31, Female members of the family who are absent: 9, 7 widowed females, 5 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 2. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 97 females aged 5 to 10, 93 males aged 5 to 10, 86 married females aged 20 to 30, 74 married males aged 30 to 40, 63 married males aged 20 to 30, 62 married females aged 30 to 40, 60 single males aged 10 to 15, 57 single females aged 10 to 15, 46 single males aged 15 to 20, 45 single males aged 20 to 30, 42 married males aged 40 to 50, 38 single females aged 15 to 20, 37 males of unknown age, 35 females under age 1, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 35 males under age 1, 32 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 22 males aged 2 to 3, 19 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 females age 3 to 4, 13 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 females of unknown age, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,015 French Canadians, 123 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 49 persons originating in the United States, 18 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 16,063 acres of land in farms, 14,021 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,882 pounds of maple sugar, 3,616 bushels of potatoes, 3,252 pounds of homemade butter, 2,042 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,604 bushels of corn, 1,384 acres of farmland under crops, 1,301 bushels of oats, 1,071 bushels of wheat, 900 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 835 bushels of turnips, 646 acres of farmland in pasture, 476 tons of hay, 448 pounds of wool produced on farms, 225 sheep, 206 bushels of rye, 202 occupants of farms, 200 bushels of buckwheat, 185 milk cows, 162 acres of wheat, 161 bulls, oxen, or steers, 150 swine, 110 horses, 109 bushels of peas, 100 barrels of pork, 91 acres of oats, 83 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 82 acres of corn, 73 acres of potatoes, 66 calves and heifers, 66 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 50 bushels of carrots, 50 pounds of tobacco, 49 barrels of beef, 25 bushels of beans, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 acres of rye, 19 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 15 pounds of flax or hemp, 14 acres of peas, 12 acres of buckwheat, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of barley, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of barley, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $1,950 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $1,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $625 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 258 yards of fulled cloth, 183 yards of flannel, $150 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 27 yards of linen, 5 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills returning capital, 4 employees in grist mills, 4 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC075002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244565
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roxton-qc075002-1851/.