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 |
| 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,847 total population, 1,428 females, 1,419 males, 978 married persons, 520 families, 489 married females, 489 married males, 94 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,775 single persons under 18, 895 single males under 18, 880 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,793 French Canadians, 54 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 508 houses, 508 occupied houses, 488 houses of 1 story, 478 houses built of wood, 147 houses of 4 rooms, 115 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 97 houses of 3 rooms, 75 houses of 5 rooms, 67 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses built of brick, 18 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 45,662 pounds of homemade butter, 42,137 bushels of oats, 25,977 acres of land in farms, 25,463 bushels of potatoes, 20,025 acres of improved land in farms, 12,447 acres of farmland under crops, 8,045 bushels of peas, 7,500 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,952 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,402 tons of hay, 4,646 bushels of buckwheat, 4,306 acres of oats, 4,236 acres of hay crops, 3,643 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,162 chickens, 2,369 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,022 bushels of spring wheat, 1,420 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,310 sheep, 1,233 bushels of turnips, 1,232 bushels of corn, 1,105 milk cows, 1,060 swine slaughtered or sold, 824 sheep slaughtered or sold, 787 swine, 581 horses aged over 3 years, 541 other cattle, 437 occupants of farms, 405 farm occupants who own their land, 403 cattle killed or sold, 351 bushels of barley, 253 acres of potatoes, 252 acres of wheat, 191 bushels of rye, 161 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 148 horses aged 3 years and under, 137 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 111 bushels of beans, 110 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 78 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 75 other fowl, 71 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 59 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 acres of barley, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 oxen, 25 ducks, 16 acres of turnips, 16 turkeys, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 geese, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060010_1911— 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/.