St. Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Roch des Aulnaies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,662. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.291°N, 70.161°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Roch des Aulnaies had a population of 1,662: 837 male and 825 female residents. Population density was 82.2 people per square mile.
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).
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 St. Roch, 1881 (89.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Roch des Aulnaies shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 348 |
| Number of families | 348 |
| Number of females | 825 |
| Number of males | 837 |
| Number of married females | 243 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 486 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 825 |
| POP M | 837 |
| POP TOT | 1,662 |
| Total population | 1,662 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 542 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 562 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,104 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,648 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 14 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 297 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 286 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 200 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 72 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 167 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 184 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,084 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,893 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,917 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,125 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,185 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,078 |
| Acres of oats | 1,966 |
| Acres of potatoes | 537 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 899 |
| BAR AC | 167 |
| BAR BU | 1,762 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,762 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 347 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,119 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 946 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 64,263 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,827 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,497 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,142 |
| BWT BU | 11 |
| CRN BU | 347 |
| HAY AC | 4,125 |
| HAY TONS | 3,686 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 176 |
| Number of chickens | 1,871 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 241 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 103 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 75 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 356 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,058 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 271 |
| Number of other cattle | 448 |
| Number of other fowl | 114 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 130 |
| Number of sheep | 1,306 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 771 |
| Number of swine | 525 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 849 |
| Number of turkeys | 79 |
| OAT AC | 1,966 |
| OAT BU | 22,119 |
| PEA BU | 946 |
| POT AC | 537 |
| POT BU | 64,263 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 59,565 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 271 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,375 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 63,107 |
| RYE BU | 1,827 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,686 |
| WHT AC | 899 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,497 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 68 |
| BUTTER LB | 63,107 |
| CATTLE KS | 176 |
| CHEESE LB | 59,565 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 542 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 562 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,104 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 271 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 75 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 348 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,375 |
| FRN CA | 1,648 |
| GEESE | 103 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,871 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 356 |
| HOUSES | 297 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 200 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 128 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 286 |
| INF 11 A | 130 |
| MD FEM | 243 |
| MD MALE | 243 |
| MD TOT | 486 |
| MILK COWS | 1,058 |
| NAME CD | L’lslet |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 241 |
| OC TOT | 271 |
| OTHER FOWL | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 448 |
| OTHERS | 14 |
| SHEEP | 1,306 |
| SHEEP KS | 771 |
| SUP AM | 15,185 |
| SUP FOR | 8,893 |
| SUP JV | 184 |
| SUP PAT | 6,084 |
| SUP SC | 8,917 |
| SUP TOT | 24,078 |
| SWINE | 525 |
| SWINE KS | 849 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 297 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 6,142 |
| TURKEY | 79 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067012— 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). "St. Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-des-aulnaies-qc165010-1891/.