St. Roch, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Roch was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912763. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.901°N, 73.170°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Roch had a population of 900: 478 male and 422 female residents. Population density was 67.3 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Roch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 186 |
| Number of females | 422 |
| Number of males | 478 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of single females | 247 |
| Number of single males | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| POP F | 422 |
| POP M | 478 |
| POP TOT | 900 |
| Total population | 900 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 185 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 10,135 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 10,135 |
| FAMILIES | 186 |
| HOUSES | 185 |
| MARRIED F | 150 |
| MARRIED M | 154 |
| SINGLE F | 247 |
| SINGLE M | 300 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC186009— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-qc186009-1901/.