St. Roch, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,802. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912763. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.857°N, 73.622°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Roch had a population of 2,802: 1,420 male and 1,382 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Roch, 1861 (86.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 202 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,802 total population, 1,420 males, 1,382 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,313, Female members of the family who are present: 1,262, 930 single males, 890 single females, 480 families, 451 married females, 451 married males, 160 males attending school, 135 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 101, 60 female births, 50 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 49, 41 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 186 males aged 5 to 10, 178 single males aged 15 to 20, 176 single females aged 15 to 20, 174 females aged 5 to 10, 167 single males aged 10 to 15, 154 single females aged 10 to 15, 132 single males aged 20 to 30, 119 married females aged 20 to 30, 116 married males aged 30 to 40, 115 married females aged 30 to 40, 104 single females aged 20 to 30, 98 married females aged 40 to 50, 96 married males aged 20 to 30, 86 married males aged 40 to 50, 75 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 females under age 1, 58 males under age 1, 58 married females aged 50 to 60, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 47 females age 3 to 4, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 males aged 1 to 2, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 43 females aged 2 to 3, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 2 to 3, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 39 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 married males aged 70 to 80, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,774 French Canadians, 15 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 9 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 353,910 tons of hay, 54,923 bushels of oats, 28,688 acres of land in farms, 27,703 pounds of homemade butter, 23,797 pounds of maple sugar, 20,168 bushels of wheat, 19,629 acres of farmland under crops, 19,379 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,052 pounds of flax or hemp, 9,309 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,606 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,543 bushels of peas, 8,287 bushels of potatoes, 6,042 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,021 acres of oats, 3,038 bushels of buckwheat, 2,914 sheep, 2,684 pounds of tobacco, 2,645 acres of wheat, 1,557 bushels of barley, 1,317 milk cows, 1,290 acres of peas, 1,082 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 978 swine, 971 barrels of pork, 970 horses, 860 bushels of corn, 844 bulls, oxen, or steers, 604 calves and heifers, 481 occupants of farms, 467 acres of buckwheat, 232 bushels of rye, 175 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 172 acres of potatoes, 144 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 143 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 136 barrels of beef, 118 acres of barley, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 39 acres of corn, 39 acres of rye, 33 bushels of beans, 25 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 22 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,276 yards of linen, 3,210 yards of fulled cloth, 3,188 yards of flannel, $2,250 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $700 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 100 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $100 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $50 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 6 employees in grist mills, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills returning capital, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills not reporting, employees in tanneries, foundries returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 51 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 29, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Isidore-Joseph-Amédée Marsan | 1844–1924 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912763
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-qc059011-1851/.