St. Roch, North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Roch, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.831°N, 71.236°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Roch, North—Nord had a population of 3,331: 1,700 male and 1,631 female residents. Population density was 954.2 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Québec, St. Sauveur, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (36.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Roch, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.70 |
| FAM NO | 435 |
| Number of families | 435 |
| Number of females | 1,631 |
| Number of males | 1,700 |
| Number of married females | 480 |
| Number of married males | 486 |
| Number of married persons | 966 |
| Number of widowed females | 90 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 143 |
| POP F | 1,631 |
| POP M | 1,700 |
| POP TOT | 3,331 |
| Total population | 3,331 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,061 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,161 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,222 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,702 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 629 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 328 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 41 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 274 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 214 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 106 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of occupied houses | 328 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,082 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,064 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,993 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,493 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,117 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,181 |
| Acres of oats | 630 |
| Acres of potatoes | 221 |
| Acres of turnips | 182 |
| Acres of wheat | 32 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 1,112 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,211 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,527 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 414 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 47,863 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 144 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 225 |
| CRN BU | 42 |
| HAY AC | 3,493 |
| HAY TONS | 2,836 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,328 |
| Number of chickens | 1,600 |
| Number of ducks | 53 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 47 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 272 |
| Number of milk cows | 438 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 79 |
| Number of other cattle | 86 |
| Number of other fowl | 55 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 11 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,203 |
| Number of swine | 643 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 231 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 630 |
| OAT BU | 17,211 |
| PEA BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 26,527 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,651 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,836 |
| WHT AC | 32 |
| WHT FALL BU | 70 |
| WHT SP BU | 414 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,651 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,328 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,061 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,161 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,222 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 53 |
| FAMILIES | 435 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 2,702 |
| GEESE | 47 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,600 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 272 |
| HOUSES | 328 |
| HOUSES B | 41 |
| HOUSES CON | 26 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 214 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 126 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 106 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 274 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 480 |
| MD MALE | 486 |
| MD TOT | 966 |
| MILK COWS | 438 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, City—Cité |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 52 |
| OC TOT | 79 |
| OTHER FOWL | 55 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 86 |
| OTHERS | 629 |
| SHEEP | 11 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,203 |
| SILOS | 225 |
| SUP AM | 7,117 |
| SUP FOR | 1,064 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,082 |
| SUP SC | 5,993 |
| SUP TOT | 8,181 |
| SWINE | 643 |
| SWINE KS | 231 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 328 |
| TUR AC | 182 |
| TUR BU | 47,863 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 90 |
| WID MALE | 53 |
| WID TOT | 143 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179012— 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, North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-north-nord-qc179012-1891/.