Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,906. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.256°N, 74.130°W.
Population
In 1881, Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville had a population of 3,906: 1,897 male and 2,009 female residents. Population density was 6263.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,906 |
| 1891 | 5,515 |
| 1901 | 11,055 |
| 1911 | 9,449 |
| 1921 | 9,215 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Ste. Cécile, 1871 (3.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 753 |
| Number of families | 753 |
| Number of females | 2,009 |
| Number of males | 1,897 |
| Number of married females | 642 |
| Number of married males | 642 |
| Number of married persons | 1,284 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP TOT | 3,906 |
| Total population | 3,906 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,227 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,509 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 672 |
| Number of occupied houses | 672 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 94 |
| Acres of potatoes | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR BU | 381 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,619 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 431 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,562 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 280 |
| CRN BU | 135 |
| HAY AC | 94 |
| HAY TONS | 99 |
| OAT BU | 2,619 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 431 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 3,562 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 99 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 41 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,282 |
| C UNMD M | 1,227 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,509 |
| D OCC | 672 |
| FEMALE | 2,009 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 672 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,897 |
| MD F | 642 |
| MD M | 642 |
| MD TOT | 1,284 |
| NUMBER CD | 73 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 296 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| WID F | 85 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC073001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041007— 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 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). "Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/salaberry-de-valleyfield-town-ville-qc073001-1881/.