St. Rochs’ Ward, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Rochs’ Ward was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 9,698. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.818°N, 71.229°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Rochs’ Ward had a population of 9,698: 4,802 male and 4,896 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 Québec, C, 1851 (20.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Rochs’ Ward shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 128 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 9,698 total population, 4,896 females, 4,802 males, Female members of the family who are present: 4,604, Male members of the family who are present: 4,571, 3,269 single females, 3,229 single males, 1,471 married males, 1,439 married females, 602 adult males unable to read or write, 582 males attending school, 568 females attending school, 557 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 292, Males present who are not members of the family: 231, 209 female births, 188 widowed females, 187 male births, 102 widowed males, 8 blind females, 5 blind males, 5 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 731 females aged 5 to 10, 693 males aged 5 to 10, 663 single females aged 10 to 15, 608 single males aged 10 to 15, 522 single females aged 15 to 20, 497 married females aged 20 to 30, 496 single males aged 15 to 20, 429 married males aged 30 to 40, 397 married females aged 30 to 40, 386 single males aged 20 to 30, 356 married males aged 20 to 30, 309 married males aged 40 to 50, 262 single females aged 20 to 30, 244 married females aged 40 to 50, 235 females aged 1 to 2, 208 males aged 1 to 2, 202 females aged 2 to 3, 198 married males aged 50 to 60, 190 females age 3 to 4, 189 males aged 2 to 3, 185 males aged 4 to 5, 183 males aged 3 to 4, 170 females aged 4 to 5, 165 married females aged 50 to 60, 106 married males aged 60 to 70, 62 married females aged 60 to 70, 51 single males aged 30 to 40, 46 married males aged 70 to 80, 46 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 45 married females aged 15 to 20, 45 single females aged 30 to 40, 38 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 37 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 35 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 23 married females aged 70 to 80, 23 single females aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 20 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 18 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 17 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 80 to 90, 12 married males aged 15 to 20, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 3 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 7,999 French Canadians, 1,022 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 416 persons originating in Ireland, 123 persons originating in Scotland, 81 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 4 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 10 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 156 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 80, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 76, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 40, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 30, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 11, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 6, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| François-Xavier Garneau | 1809–1866 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062008— 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 1861 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. Rochs’ Ward, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-rochs-ward-qc062008-1861/.