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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,020 total population, 516 females, 504 males, 354 married persons, 229 families, 178 married males, 176 married females, 38 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 628 single persons under 18, 316 single males under 18, 312 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 131 inhabited houses, 131 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,632 bushels of oats, 6,673 bushels of potatoes, 3,671 bushels of peas and beans, 1,379 bushels of barley, 1,220 bushels of buckwheat, 1,193 bushels of corn, 883 bushels of turnips, 856 tons of hay, 665 bushels of other root crops, 596 bushels of spring wheat, 492 acres of hay crops, 361 bushels of rye, 84 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 72 acres of potatoes, 66 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,020 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.