St. Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Roch des Aulnaies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,290. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.291°N, 70.162°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Roch des Aulnaies had a population of 1,290: 644 male and 646 female residents. Population density was 57.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Roch des Aulnaies shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 14,336 area in acres, 1,290 total population, 646 females in the population, 644 males in the population, 424 single (never-married) females, 421 single (never-married) males, 227 families, 196 married males, 186 married females, 57.59 population per square mile, 36 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 22.40 area in square miles. 1,322 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 1,289 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,290 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 213 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
QC170011— 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 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). "St. Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-des-aulnaies-qc170011-1911/.