St. Roch, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,784. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912763. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.853°N, 73.630°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Roch had a population of 2,784: 1,406 male and 1,378 female residents.
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 contained St. Roch, 1851 (86.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Roch, 1871 (91.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,784 total population, 1,406 males, 1,378 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,302, Female members of the family who are present: 1,285, 962 single males, 926 single females, 415 married males, 404 adult males unable to read or write, 401 married females, 324 adult females unable to read or write, 170 females attending school, 162 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 104, Females present who are not members of the family: 90, 56 female births, 51 widowed females, 47 male births, 29 widowed males, 8 lunatic females, 7 lunatic males, 5 deaf and dumb females, 4 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 181 males aged 5 to 10, 177 single males aged 10 to 15, 169 females aged 5 to 10, 168 single females aged 10 to 15, 159 single males aged 15 to 20, 136 single males aged 20 to 30, 134 single females aged 15 to 20, 115 single females aged 20 to 30, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 married males aged 40 to 50, 95 married females aged 20 to 30, 94 married females aged 40 to 50, 86 married females aged 30 to 40, 77 married males aged 50 to 60, 73 females aged 2 to 3, 69 married females aged 50 to 60, 63 females aged 1 to 2, 63 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 males aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 52 males aged 4 to 5, 51 females age 3 to 4, 51 males aged 3 to 4, 51 married males aged 60 to 70, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 33 married females aged 60 to 70, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 15 married females aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,772 French Canadians, 10 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $892,931 value farms (dollars), $104,586 value all livestock, 89,608 bushels of oats, 77,625 pounds of homemade butter, $43,415 value horses aged over 3 years, $39,684 value farm implements in dollars, 35,053 pounds of maple sugar, 33,591 acres of land in farms, 21,667 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,357 bushels of potatoes, 15,154 bushels of peas, 11,993 acres of farmland under crops, 11,924 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,536 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,416 bushels of barley, 7,227 bushels of spring wheat, 6,547 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,139 acres of oats, 5,105 bushels of buckwheat, 4,997 pounds of flax or hemp, $2,586 value garden and orchard crops, 2,194 sheep, 1,749 tons of hay, 1,601 acres of peas, 1,384 milk cows, 1,051 barrels of pork, 1,006 calves and heifers, 990 swine, 806 acres of spring wheat, 789 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 753 horses aged over 3 years, 708 acres of barley, 689 bushels of rye, 565 bulls, oxen, or steers, 530 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 421 acres of buckwheat, 421 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 415 occupants of farms, 353 horses aged 3 years and under, 344 barrels of beef, 241 bushels of corn, 138 acres of farmland in gardens, 113 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 102 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 96 acres of potatoes, 77 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 70 bushels of winter wheat, 69 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 67 acres of rye, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 20 bushels of carrots, 20 bushels of turnips, 11 acres of winter wheat, 6 acres of corn, 6 pounds of hops, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,639 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,676 yards of linen, 4,986 yards of flannel, 3,326 yards of fulled cloth, 454 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC001009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC001009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912763
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-qc001009-1861/.