St. Roch, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,020. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912763. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.901°N, 73.170°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Roch had a population of 1,020: 504 male and 516 female residents. Population density was 76.2 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 229 |
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 516 |
| Number of males | 504 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 354 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,020 |
| Total population | 1,020 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 628 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 492 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of wheat | 66 |
| BAR BU | 1,379 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,379 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,220 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,193 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,632 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,671 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,673 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 361 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 596 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 883 |
| BWT BU | 1,220 |
| CRN BU | 1,193 |
| HAY AC | 492 |
| HAY TONS | 856 |
| OAT BU | 15,632 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,671 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 6,673 |
| RYE BU | 361 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 856 |
| WHT AC | 66 |
| WHT SP BU | 596 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 312 |
| C UNMD M | 316 |
| C UNMD TOT | 628 |
| D OCC | 131 |
| FEMALE | 516 |
| GRA BU | 84 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 131 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 504 |
| MD F | 176 |
| MD M | 178 |
| MD TOT | 354 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 665 |
| TUR BU | 883 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061012— 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 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-qc061012-1881/.