St. Roch, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,045. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912763. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.901°N, 73.170°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Roch had a population of 1,045: 529 male and 516 female residents. Population density was 78.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 189 |
| Number of families | 189 |
| Number of females | 516 |
| Number of males | 529 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 366 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 516 |
| POP M | 529 |
| POP TOT | 1,045 |
| Total population | 1,045 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 633 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,042 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 166 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 21 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 143 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 149 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 166 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,274 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,039 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,291 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,064 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,579 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,618 |
| Acres of oats | 997 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 147 |
| BAR AC | 182 |
| BAR BU | 1,618 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,618 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,844 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 287 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 698 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,974 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,168 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,318 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,146 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 892 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 78 |
| BWT BU | 2,844 |
| CRN BU | 698 |
| HAY AC | 2,064 |
| HAY TONS | 1,621 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 88 |
| Number of chickens | 3,961 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 121 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 46 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 225 |
| Number of milk cows | 257 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 140 |
| Number of other cattle | 197 |
| Number of other fowl | 81 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 64 |
| Number of sheep | 352 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 207 |
| Number of swine | 312 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 289 |
| Number of turkeys | 143 |
| OAT AC | 997 |
| OAT BU | 10,974 |
| PEA BU | 3,168 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 9,318 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 148 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 436 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 866 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,673 |
| RYE BU | 1,146 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,621 |
| WHT AC | 147 |
| WHT FALL BU | 78 |
| WHT SP BU | 892 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,673 |
| CATTLE KS | 88 |
| CHEESE LB | 148 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 326 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 633 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 436 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 189 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 866 |
| FRN CA | 1,042 |
| GEESE | 46 |
| GRA BU | 287 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,961 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 225 |
| HOUSES | 166 |
| HOUSES B | 21 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 149 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 143 |
| INF 11 A | 64 |
| MD FEM | 181 |
| MD MALE | 185 |
| MD TOT | 366 |
| MILK COWS | 257 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 121 |
| OC TOT | 140 |
| OTHER FOWL | 81 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 197 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 352 |
| SHEEP KS | 207 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 5,579 |
| SUP FOR | 3,039 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 1,274 |
| SUP SC | 4,291 |
| SUP TOT | 8,618 |
| SWINE | 312 |
| SWINE KS | 289 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 166 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 696 |
| TURKEY | 143 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181011— 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 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-qc181011-1891/.