St. Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Roch des Aulnaies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,183. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.291°N, 70.162°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Roch des Aulnaies had a population of 1,183: 579 male and 604 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,662 |
| 1901 | 1,322 |
| 1911 | 1,290 |
| 1921 | 1,183 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, St. Roch des Aulnaies shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,183 total population, 604 females in the population, 601 females born in Canada, 579 males in the population, 571 males born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,176 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,176 Roman Catholics, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Narcisse Gastonguay | 1849–1922 | born here |
| Joseph-Édouard Caron | 1866–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067012_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463285
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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. Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-des-aulnaies-qc067012-1921/.