Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.256°N, 74.130°W.
Population
In 1891, Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville had a population of 5,515: 2,695 male and 2,820 female residents. Population density was 8843.8 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville, 1901 (45.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 963 |
| Number of families | 963 |
| Number of females | 2,820 |
| Number of males | 2,695 |
| Number of married females | 912 |
| Number of married males | 921 |
| Number of married persons | 1,833 |
| Number of widowed females | 155 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 207 |
| POP F | 2,820 |
| POP M | 2,695 |
| POP TOT | 5,515 |
| Total population | 5,515 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,753 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,722 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,475 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4,911 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 604 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 787 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 69 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 700 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 333 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 422 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 141 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 332 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 37 |
| Number of occupied houses | 787 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 364 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,278 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,000 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,622 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,001 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,264 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,264 |
| Acres of oats | 1,075 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of wheat | 47 |
| BAR AC | 70 |
| BAR BU | 865 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 865 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 257 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,253 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,075 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 761 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,480 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 312 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 1,253 |
| CRN BU | 475 |
| HAY AC | 1,001 |
| HAY TONS | 752 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 42 |
| Number of chickens | 2,970 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 436 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 325 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 334 |
| Number of milk cows | 374 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 768 |
| Number of other cattle | 89 |
| Number of other fowl | 94 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 721 |
| Number of sheep | 75 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 16 |
| Number of swine | 222 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 189 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 1,075 |
| OAT BU | 16,075 |
| PEA BU | 761 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 5,480 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 304 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,002 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 752 |
| WHT AC | 47 |
| WHT SP BU | 312 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 257 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,002 |
| CATTLE KS | 42 |
| CHEESE LB | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,753 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,722 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,475 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 304 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 963 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 4,911 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,970 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 334 |
| HOUSES | 787 |
| HOUSES B | 69 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 99 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 141 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 333 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 18 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 332 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 85 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 422 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 49 |
| HOUSES W | 700 |
| INF 11 A | 721 |
| MD FEM | 912 |
| MD MALE | 921 |
| MD TOT | 1,833 |
| MILK COWS | 374 |
| NAME CD | Beauharnois |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 325 |
| OC P | 436 |
| OC TOT | 768 |
| OTHER FOWL | 94 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 89 |
| OTHERS | 604 |
| SHEEP | 75 |
| SHEEP KS | 16 |
| SUP AM | 5,264 |
| SUP FOR | 1,000 |
| SUP JV | 364 |
| SUP PAT | 1,278 |
| SUP SC | 3,622 |
| SUP TOT | 6,264 |
| SWINE | 222 |
| SWINE KS | 189 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 787 |
| TUR BU | 40 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 155 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 207 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/salaberry-de-valleyfield-town-ville-qc140002-1891/.