St. Roch, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,005. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912763. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.901°N, 73.170°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Roch had a population of 1,005: 512 male and 493 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,005 |
| 1871 | 972 |
| 1881 | 1,020 |
| 1891 | 1,045 |
| 1901 | 900 |
| 1911 | 821 |
| 1921 | 773 |
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. Ours, Parish, 1851 (32.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,005 total population, 512 males, 493 females, Male members of the family who are present: 492, Female members of the family who are present: 474, 324 single males, 314 single females, 179 married males, 164 married females, 162 adult females unable to read or write, 146 adult males unable to read or write, 42 females attending school, 35 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 20, 20 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 19, 16 female births, 15 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 73 males aged 5 to 10, 63 single males aged 10 to 15, 61 females aged 5 to 10, 55 single females aged 15 to 20, 54 single females aged 10 to 15, 50 married females aged 20 to 30, 48 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 single males aged 15 to 20, 41 married males aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 32 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 28 single males aged 20 to 30, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 14 females aged 2 to 3, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 10 females of unknown age, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 males of unknown age, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 983 French Canadians, 22 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $216,904 value farms (dollars), 26,660 bushels of oats, $24,172 value all livestock, $13,091 value horses aged over 3 years, 11,780 pounds of maple sugar, 11,518 pounds of homemade butter, 9,297 bushels of potatoes, 8,467 acres of land in farms, 5,641 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,400 bushels of peas, $4,391 value farm implements in dollars, 3,738 bushels of barley, 3,348 acres of farmland under crops, 2,826 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,803 bushels of rye, 2,628 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,256 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,298 acres of oats, 984 bushels of buckwheat, 899 sheep, $734 value garden and orchard crops, 699 pounds of flax or hemp, 650 bushels of spring wheat, 532 tons of hay, 420 bushels of turnips, 371 acres of peas, 340 bulls, oxen, or steers, 332 milk cows, 294 calves and heifers, 290 acres of rye, 277 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 253 swine, 232 barrels of pork, 232 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 186 horses aged over 3 years, 176 acres of barley, 165 bushels of corn, 136 bushels of carrots, 97 barrels of beef, 89 horses aged 3 years and under, 81 acres of buckwheat, 80 acres of potatoes, 78 occupants of farms, 43 acres of spring wheat, 37 acres of farmland in gardens, 33 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 32 bushels of beans, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 acres of corn, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,912 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,769 yards of flannel, 1,434 yards of linen, 1,113 yards of fulled cloth, 175 carriages for pleasure, $156 value carriages for hire (dollars), 18 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082009— 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-qc043006-1861/.