St. Roch, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 972. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912763. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.901°N, 73.170°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Roch had a population of 972: 488 male and 484 female residents. Population density was 72.6 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 484 |
| Number of males | 488 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 309 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 972 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 311 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 627 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 134 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,349 |
| BWT BU | 899 |
| CRN BU | 623 |
| HAY AC | 521 |
| HAY TONS | 858 |
| OAT BU | 19,575 |
| PEA BU | 4,467 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 12,564 |
| RYE BU | 1,710 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,255 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 125 |
| AREA | 13,440 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| CD | 120 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 158 |
| FEMALE | 484 |
| GRA BU | 352 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 134 |
| INHABITED | 134 |
| MALE | 488 |
| MARRIED F | 155 |
| MARRIED M | 154 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 309 |
| POPULATION | 972 |
| ROOT BU | 506 |
| SINGLE F | 311 |
| SINGLE M | 316 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 627 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC120001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-qc120001-1871/.