St. Roch, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,311. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.293°N, 70.148°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Roch had a population of 2,311: 1,093 male and 1,218 female residents. Population density was 90.8 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, 1881 (89.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 439 |
| Number of females | 1,218 |
| Number of males | 1,093 |
| Number of married females | 322 |
| Number of married males | 328 |
| Number of married persons | 650 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 2,311 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 839 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 734 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,573 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 336 |
| Number of occupied houses | 336 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,939 |
| BWT BU | 473 |
| CRN BU | 318 |
| HAY AC | 2,404 |
| HAY TONS | 3,619 |
| OAT BU | 29,586 |
| PEA BU | 1,121 |
| POT AC | 548 |
| POT BU | 97,166 |
| RYE BU | 2,189 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,875 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,972 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,278 |
| AREA | 13,875 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 92 |
| CD | 164 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 439 |
| FEMALE | 1,218 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 336 |
| INHABITED | 336 |
| MALE | 1,093 |
| MARRIED F | 322 |
| MARRIED M | 328 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 650 |
| POPULATION | 2,311 |
| ROOT BU | 70 |
| SINGLE F | 839 |
| SINGLE M | 734 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,573 |
| TUR BU | 2,517 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164004— 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 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-qc164004-1871/.