St. Félix de Valois, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Félix de Valois was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,847. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.187°N, 73.425°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Félix de Valois had a population of 2,847: 1,419 male and 1,428 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).
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 contained St. Cléophas, 1901 (15.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Félix de Valois 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 | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 520 |
| Number of families | 520 |
| Number of females | 1,428 |
| Number of males | 1,419 |
| Number of married females | 489 |
| Number of married males | 489 |
| Number of married persons | 978 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 1,428 |
| POP M | 1,419 |
| POP TOT | 2,847 |
| Total population | 2,847 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 880 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 895 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,775 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,793 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 54 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 508 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 30 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 478 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 488 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 147 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 508 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,500 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,952 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,447 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,236 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,025 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,977 |
| Acres of oats | 4,306 |
| Acres of potatoes | 253 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 252 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 351 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,646 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,232 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,137 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,045 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,463 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,022 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,233 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 4,646 |
| CRN BU | 1,232 |
| HAY AC | 4,236 |
| HAY TONS | 5,402 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 403 |
| Number of chickens | 3,162 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 405 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 148 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 581 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,105 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 437 |
| Number of other cattle | 541 |
| Number of other fowl | 75 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 137 |
| Number of sheep | 1,310 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 824 |
| Number of swine | 787 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,060 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 4,306 |
| OAT BU | 42,137 |
| PEA BU | 8,045 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 25,463 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,420 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,643 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,369 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,662 |
| RYE BU | 191 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,402 |
| WHT AC | 252 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,022 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 59 |
| A 11 50 | 71 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 161 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,662 |
| CATTLE KS | 403 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 880 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 895 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,775 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,643 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 148 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 520 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,369 |
| FRN CA | 2,793 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,162 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 581 |
| HOUSES | 508 |
| HOUSES B | 30 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 147 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 488 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 97 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 478 |
| INF 11 A | 137 |
| MD FEM | 489 |
| MD MALE | 489 |
| MD TOT | 978 |
| MILK COWS | 1,105 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 405 |
| OC TOT | 437 |
| OTHER FOWL | 75 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 541 |
| OTHERS | 54 |
| SHEEP | 1,310 |
| SHEEP KS | 824 |
| SUP AM | 20,025 |
| SUP FOR | 5,952 |
| SUP JV | 78 |
| SUP PAT | 7,500 |
| SUP SC | 12,447 |
| SUP TOT | 25,977 |
| SWINE | 787 |
| SWINE KS | 1,060 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 508 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 1,233 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912146
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). "St. Félix de Valois, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-lix-de-valois-qc159009-1891/.