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 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 density was 29.7 people per square mile.
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 305 |
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 823 |
| Number of males | 942 |
| Number of married females | 304 |
| Number of married males | 304 |
| Number of married persons | 608 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 823 |
| POP M | 942 |
| POP TOT | 1,765 |
| Total population | 1,765 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 617 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,115 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,744 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 21 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 291 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 291 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 289 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,540 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,221 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,405 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,588 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,048 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,269 |
| Acres of oats | 1,877 |
| Acres of potatoes | 159 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 194 |
| BAR AC | 161 |
| BAR BU | 1,843 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,843 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,055 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 965 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,188 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,171 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,596 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,738 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,323 |
| BWT BU | 2,055 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 965 |
| HAY AC | 4,588 |
| HAY TONS | 3,836 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 180 |
| Number of chickens | 6,692 |
| Number of ducks | 223 |
| Number of employees on farms | 65 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 247 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 43 |
| Number of geese | 288 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 160 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 421 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,200 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 355 |
| Number of other cattle | 683 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 160 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,314 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 750 |
| Number of swine | 601 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 385 |
| Number of turkeys | 342 |
| OAT AC | 1,877 |
| OAT BU | 24,188 |
| PEA BU | 2,171 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 20,596 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 683 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,046 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,587 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,836 |
| WHT AC | 194 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,738 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 160 |
| BEN BU | 209 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,587 |
| CATTLE KS | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 498 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 617 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,115 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 683 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 160 |
| DUCKS | 223 |
| FAMILIES | 305 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,046 |
| FRN CA | 1,744 |
| GEESE | 288 |
| GRA BU | 115 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,692 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 421 |
| HOUSES | 291 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 289 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 95 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 61 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 291 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 304 |
| MD MALE | 304 |
| MD TOT | 608 |
| MILK COWS | 1,200 |
| NAME CD | Shefford |
| OC E | 65 |
| OC F | 43 |
| OC P | 247 |
| OC TOT | 355 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 683 |
| OTHERS | 21 |
| SHEEP | 1,314 |
| SHEEP KS | 750 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 17,048 |
| SUP FOR | 20,221 |
| SUP JV | 103 |
| SUP PAT | 8,540 |
| SUP SC | 8,405 |
| SUP TOT | 37,269 |
| SWINE | 601 |
| SWINE KS | 385 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 292 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,323 |
| TURKEY | 342 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
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: 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roxton-qc188005-1891/.