Roxton, Quebec (1911 census)
Roxton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,334. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.552°N, 72.527°W.
Population
In 1911, Roxton had a population of 1,334: 711 male and 623 female residents. Population density was 18.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Roxton shared boundaries with:
- Ely N.
- Ely S.
- Roxton Falls, Village
- St. André d'Acton
- St. Joachim
- St. Valérien
- Ste. Christine
- Ste. Prudentienne
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,132 area in acres, 1,334 total population, 711 males in the population, 623 females in the population, 459 single (never-married) males, 368 single (never-married) females, 266 families, 230 married females, 224 married males, 73.64 area in square miles, 28 widowed males, 25 widowed females, 18.11 population per square mile. 1,563 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,330 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,330 Roman Catholics, 4 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 238 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/roxton-qc197004-1911/.