St. Félix de Valois, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Félix de Valois was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,448. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.187°N, 73.425°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Félix de Valois had a population of 2,448: 1,211 male and 1,237 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,196 |
| 1881 | 2,448 |
| 1891 | 2,847 |
| 1901 | 2,130 |
| 1911 | 1,907 |
| 1921 | 2,024 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Félix de Valois shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,448 total population, 1,237 females, 1,211 males, 872 married persons, 452 families, 437 married females, 435 married males, 59 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,517 single persons under 18, 767 single females under 18, 750 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 380 inhabited houses, 380 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 55,810 bushels of oats, 25,083 bushels of peas and beans, 24,692 bushels of potatoes, 5,696 bushels of buckwheat, 2,429 bushels of spring wheat, 2,325 tons of hay, 1,907 bushels of corn, 1,523 acres of hay crops, 1,084 bushels of other root crops, 671 bushels of turnips, 590 bushels of barley, 524 bushels of rye, 186 acres of wheat, 158 acres of potatoes, 121 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,439 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060010_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912146
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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. Félix de Valois, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-lix-de-valois-qc087006-1881/.