St. Roch, S, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Roch, S was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 9,680. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.813°N, 71.275°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Roch, S had a population of 9,680: 4,602 male and 5,078 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Roch, 1861 (65.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained General Hospital, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Roch, S shared boundaries with:
- Charlesbourg
- L'Ancienne Lorette
- La Jeune Lorette
- Québec, Banlieue Centre Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier
- St. Roch, N
- Ste. Foy
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 2,053 |
| Number of females | 5,078 |
| Number of males | 4,602 |
| Number of married females | 1,747 |
| Number of married males | 1,646 |
| Number of married persons | 3,393 |
| Number of widowed females | 289 |
| Number of widowed males | 98 |
| Number of widowed persons | 387 |
| Total population | 9,680 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,042 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,858 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,900 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 38 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,436 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,436 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 123 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 113 |
| HAY TONS | 145 |
| OAT BU | 1,599 |
| PEA BU | 62 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 163 |
| Total area (acres) | 3,276 |
| WHT SP BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 3,276 |
| BEING BUILT | 38 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 147 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 2,053 |
| FEMALE | 5,078 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,436 |
| INHABITED | 1,436 |
| MALE | 4,602 |
| MARRIED F | 1,747 |
| MARRIED M | 1,646 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 3,393 |
| POPULATION | 9,680 |
| ROOT BU | 150 |
| SINGLE F | 3,042 |
| SINGLE M | 2,858 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 5,900 |
| TUR BU | 44 |
| UNINHABITED | 45 |
| WIDOWED F | 289 |
| WIDOWED M | 98 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 387 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC147003— 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, S, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-roch-s-qc147003-1871/.