St. Roch, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in L'Islet County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.277°N, 70.124°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Roch had a population of 2,930: 1,408 male and 1,522 female residents. Population density was 57.5 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Roch, 1861 (50.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 343 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 501 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 7 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,333 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 189 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,250 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 7 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 158 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 501 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 49 |
| Number of females | 1,522 |
| Number of females attending school | 88 |
| Number of lunatic females | 4 |
| Number of lunatic males | 8 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 49 |
| Number of males | 1,408 |
| Number of males attending school | 76 |
| Number of married females | 454 |
| Number of married males | 457 |
| Number of single females | 1,018 |
| Number of single males | 919 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| POP | 2,930 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,522 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,408 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,930 |
| Total population | 2,930 |
Age structure (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 56 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 41 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 56 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 55 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 184 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 58 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 56 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 44 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 50 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 181 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 52 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 122 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 105 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 94 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 73 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 83 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 117 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 94 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 74 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 57 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 27 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 155 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 172 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 156 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 44 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 16 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 139 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 176 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 121 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 25 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 12 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 18 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,915 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 12 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 3 |
Agriculture (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,565 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 42 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 121 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,686 |
| Acres of oats | 1 |
| Acres of peas | 5 |
| Acres of potatoes | 3 |
| Acres of rye | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 200 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 86 |
| HAY TONS | 8 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 2 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 4 |
| Number of horses | 7 |
| Number of milk cows | 13 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 24 |
| Number of swine | 14 |
| OAT AC | 1 |
| OAT BU | 32 |
| PEA AC | 5 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 233 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 225 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 4,290 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| RYE AC | 2 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT BU | 86 |
| WOOL LBS | 35 |
Manufacturing & industry (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 125 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 5 |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 12,000 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 400 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 35 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1,500 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 75 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 5,234 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 120 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 36 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 10 |
Deaths & mortality (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 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 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 7 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 28 |
Other recorded variables (148 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 225 |
| BOV | 2 |
| C H | 4 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,408 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,522 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,930 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,250 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,333 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 158 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 189 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 7 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 7 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 6 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 2 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 5 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 400 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 49 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 457 |
| C127 S MALE | 919 |
| C128 WID MALE | 32 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,408 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 49 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 1,500 |
| C130 MD FEM | 454 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,018 |
| C132 WID FEM | 50 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,522 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,930 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 14 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 14 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 28 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 52 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 76 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 88 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 8 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 58 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 4 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 7 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 7 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 56 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 41 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 44 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 56 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 48 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 35 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 56 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 75 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 5 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 50 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 55 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 181 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 125 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 184 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 12,000 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 5,234 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 139 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 155 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 176 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 11 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 172 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 83 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 121 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 122 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 156 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 2 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 117 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 25 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 105 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 44 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 94 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 12 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 94 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 16 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 5 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 74 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 6 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 73 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 11 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 5 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 57 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 6 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 8 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 42 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 11 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 12 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 27 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 7 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 9 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 3 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 18 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 3 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 3 |
| CD NAME | L'Islet |
| CROP | 42 |
| CULT | 121 |
| ENG WLS | 12 |
| FC YRDS | 36 |
| FLAN YRDS | 120 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,915 |
| HELD | 1,686 |
| HORSE | 7 |
| IRE | 3 |
| LIN YRDS | 10 |
| LINE NO | 1,177 |
| M COWS | 13 |
| MPLS LBS | 4,290 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 7 |
| O OVR 200 | 3 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 79 |
| SHEEP | 24 |
| SWINE | 14 |
| TOT O | 11 |
| WOOD | 1,565 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060003— 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 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-qc060003-1851/.