St. Roch, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,048. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.850°N, 73.623°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Roch had a population of 2,048: 1,014 male and 1,034 female residents. Population density was 48.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,802 |
| 1861 | 2,784 |
| 1871 | 2,523 |
| 1881 | 2,290 |
| 1891 | 2,048 |
| 1901 | 1,841 |
| 1911 | 2,200 |
| 1921 | 1,718 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 385 |
| Number of families | 385 |
| Number of females | 1,034 |
| Number of males | 1,014 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 330 |
| Number of married persons | 660 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP F | 1,034 |
| POP M | 1,014 |
| POP TOT | 2,048 |
| Total population | 2,048 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 654 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 648 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,302 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,043 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 368 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 17 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 30 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 321 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 268 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 98 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 174 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 368 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 204 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 318 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,889 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,364 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,432 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,751 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,639 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,003 |
| Acres of oats | 7,047 |
| Acres of potatoes | 473 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 843 |
| BAR AC | 204 |
| BAR BU | 1,743 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,743 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 838 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,098 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,495 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,565 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,374 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,523 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,996 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,759 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 631 |
| BWT BU | 10,098 |
| CRN BU | 2,565 |
| HAY AC | 3,751 |
| HAY TONS | 4,808 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 112 |
| Number of chickens | 5,418 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 384 |
| Number of geese | 128 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 203 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 780 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,073 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 384 |
| Number of other cattle | 567 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of oxen | 135 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 145 |
| Number of sheep | 1,144 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 291 |
| Number of swine | 1,149 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 515 |
| Number of turkeys | 920 |
| OAT AC | 7,047 |
| OAT BU | 51,374 |
| PEA BU | 10,523 |
| POT AC | 473 |
| POT BU | 26,996 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 86 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,884 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 143 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 61,364 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,808 |
| WHT AC | 843 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,759 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 97 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 838 |
| BUTTER LB | 61,364 |
| CATTLE KS | 112 |
| CHEESE LB | 86 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 654 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 648 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,302 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,884 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 203 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 385 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 143 |
| FRN CA | 2,043 |
| GEESE | 128 |
| GRA BU | 1,495 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,418 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 780 |
| HOUSES | 368 |
| HOUSES B | 17 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES S | 30 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 174 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 98 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 321 |
| INF 11 A | 145 |
| MD FEM | 330 |
| MD MALE | 330 |
| MD TOT | 660 |
| MILK COWS | 1,073 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC P | 384 |
| OC TOT | 384 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 567 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 1,144 |
| SHEEP KS | 291 |
| SUP AM | 23,639 |
| SUP FOR | 5,364 |
| SUP JV | 318 |
| SUP PAT | 15,889 |
| SUP SC | 7,432 |
| SUP TOT | 29,003 |
| SWINE | 1,149 |
| SWINE KS | 515 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 368 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 631 |
| TURKEY | 920 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
| WORKING OX | 135 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065009— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-qc162010-1891/.