Roxton, Quebec (1891 census)
Roxton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,765. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.552°N, 72.527°W.
Population
In 1891, Roxton had a population of 1,765: 942 male and 823 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).
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, 1881 (75.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Roxton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,765 total population, 942 males, 823 females, 608 married persons, 305 families, 304 married females, 304 married males, 42 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,115 single persons under 18, 617 single males under 18, 498 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,744 French Canadians, 21 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 292 occupied houses, 291 houses, 291 houses built of wood, 289 houses of 1 story, 95 houses of 3 rooms, 66 houses of 4 rooms, 61 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,269 acres of land in farms, 26,587 pounds of homemade butter, 24,188 bushels of oats, 20,596 bushels of potatoes, 20,221 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,048 acres of improved land in farms, 8,540 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,405 acres of farmland under crops, 6,692 chickens, 4,588 acres of hay crops, 3,836 tons of hay, 3,046 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,171 bushels of peas, 2,055 bushels of buckwheat, 1,877 acres of oats, 1,843 bushels of barley, 1,738 bushels of spring wheat, 1,323 bushels of turnips, 1,314 sheep, 1,200 milk cows, 965 bushels of corn, 750 sheep slaughtered or sold, 683 other cattle, 683 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 601 swine, 421 horses aged over 3 years, 385 swine slaughtered or sold, 355 occupants of farms, 342 turkeys, 288 geese, 247 farm occupants who own their land, 223 ducks, 209 bushels of beans, 194 acres of wheat, 180 cattle killed or sold, 161 acres of barley, 160 horses aged 3 years and under, 160 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 159 acres of potatoes, 115 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 103 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 94 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 employees on farms, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 45 oxen, 43 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 other fowl, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 8 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188005— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roxton-qc188005-1891/.