St. Robert, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Robert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,562. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.975°N, 72.997°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Robert had a population of 1,562: 777 male and 785 female residents. Population density was 60.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,369 |
| 1871 | 1,516 |
| 1881 | 2,126 |
| 1891 | 1,879 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,431 |
| 1921 | 1,316 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Robert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 302 |
| Number of females | 785 |
| Number of males | 777 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 285 |
| Number of single females | 472 |
| Number of single males | 471 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP F | 785 |
| POP M | 777 |
| POP TOT | 1,562 |
| Total population | 1,562 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 265 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 12,285 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 12,285 |
| FAMILIES | 302 |
| HOUSES | 265 |
| MARRIED F | 284 |
| MARRIED M | 285 |
| SINGLE F | 472 |
| SINGLE M | 471 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC186008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912756
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "St. Robert, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-robert-qc186008-1901/.