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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q142039. 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 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Salaberry de Valleyfield t-v, 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,515 total population, 2,820 females, 2,695 males, 1,833 married persons, 963 families, 921 married males, 912 married females, 207 widowed persons, 155 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,475 single persons under 18, 1,753 single females under 18, 1,722 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,911 French Canadians, 604 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 787 houses, 787 occupied houses, 700 houses built of wood, 422 houses of 2 stories, 333 houses of 1 story, 332 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 141 houses of 4 rooms, 99 houses of 5 rooms, 85 houses of 3 rooms, 69 houses built of brick, 53 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 49 uninhabited houses, 37 houses of over 15 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 3 stories, 18 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,002 pounds of homemade butter, 16,075 bushels of oats, 6,264 acres of land in farms, 5,480 bushels of potatoes, 5,264 acres of improved land in farms, 3,622 acres of farmland under crops, 2,970 chickens, 1,278 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,253 bushels of buckwheat, 1,075 acres of oats, 1,001 acres of hay crops, 1,000 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 865 bushels of barley, 768 occupants of farms, 761 bushels of peas, 752 tons of hay, 721 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 475 bushels of corn, 436 farm occupants who own their land, 374 milk cows, 364 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 334 horses aged over 3 years, 325 farm occupants who rent their land, 312 bushels of spring wheat, 304 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 257 bushels of beans, 222 swine, 190 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 189 swine slaughtered or sold, 94 other fowl, 89 other cattle, 75 sheep, 70 acres of barley, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 63 acres of potatoes, 48 ducks, 47 acres of wheat, 42 cattle killed or sold, 40 bushels of turnips, 30 horses aged 3 years and under, 29 geese, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 sheep slaughtered or sold, 15 turkeys, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 employees on farms, 7 oxen, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140002— 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 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/.