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 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,045 total population, 529 males, 516 females, 366 married persons, 189 families, 185 married males, 181 married females, 46 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 633 single persons under 18, 326 single males under 18, 307 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,042 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 166 houses, 166 occupied houses, 149 houses of 1 story, 143 houses built of wood, 49 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses built of brick, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,673 pounds of homemade butter, 10,974 bushels of oats, 9,318 bushels of potatoes, 8,618 acres of land in farms, 5,579 acres of improved land in farms, 4,291 acres of farmland under crops, 3,961 chickens, 3,168 bushels of peas, 3,039 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,844 bushels of buckwheat, 2,064 acres of hay crops, 1,621 tons of hay, 1,618 bushels of barley, 1,274 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,146 bushels of rye, 997 acres of oats, 892 bushels of spring wheat, 866 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 698 bushels of corn, 696 bushels of turnips, 436 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 352 sheep, 312 swine, 289 swine slaughtered or sold, 287 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 257 milk cows, 225 horses aged over 3 years, 207 sheep slaughtered or sold, 197 other cattle, 182 acres of barley, 148 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 147 acres of wheat, 143 turkeys, 140 occupants of farms, 121 acres of potatoes, 121 farm occupants who own their land, 88 cattle killed or sold, 81 other fowl, 78 bushels of winter wheat, 64 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 59 bushels of beans, 46 geese, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 ducks, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.