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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q142039. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,906 |
| 1891 | 5,515 |
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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,906 total population, 2,009 females, 1,897 males, 1,284 married persons, 753 families, 642 married females, 642 married males, 113 widowed persons, 85 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,509 single persons under 18, 1,282 single females under 18, 1,227 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 672 inhabited houses, 672 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,562 bushels of potatoes, 2,619 bushels of oats, 431 bushels of peas and beans, 381 bushels of barley, 296 bushels of other root crops, 280 bushels of buckwheat, 135 bushels of corn, 99 tons of hay, 94 acres of hay crops, 41 bushels of spring wheat, 19 acres of potatoes, 11 bushels of turnips, 5 acres of wheat, 2 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 3,906 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:
QC073001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC140002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142039
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
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/.