St. Roch, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,985. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.293°N, 70.152°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Roch had a population of 1,985: 948 male and 1,037 female residents. Population density was 87.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,930 |
| 1861 | 2,158 |
| 1871 | 2,311 |
| 1881 | 1,985 |
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, 1871 (89.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Roch des Aulnaies, 1891 (89.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 395 |
| Number of families | 395 |
| Number of females | 1,037 |
| Number of males | 948 |
| Number of married females | 264 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 537 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP TOT | 1,985 |
| Total population | 1,985 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 728 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,374 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 308 |
| Number of occupied houses | 308 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,805 |
| Acres of potatoes | 613 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,137 |
| BAR BU | 2,114 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,114 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,514 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,520 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,299 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 89,389 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,842 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,638 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,913 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 215 |
| CRN BU | 162 |
| HAY AC | 2,805 |
| HAY TONS | 3,130 |
| OAT BU | 26,514 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,299 |
| POT AC | 613 |
| POT BU | 89,389 |
| RYE BU | 1,842 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,130 |
| WHT AC | 1,137 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,638 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 728 |
| C UNMD M | 646 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,374 |
| D OCC | 308 |
| FEMALE | 1,037 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 308 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 948 |
| MD F | 264 |
| MD M | 273 |
| MD TOT | 537 |
| NUMBER CD | 43 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,520 |
| TUR BU | 6,913 |
| WID F | 45 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043005_1851— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-qc043005-1881/.