St. Valère de Bulstrode, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Valère de Bulstrode was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,494. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463473. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.113°N, 72.073°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Valère de Bulstrode had a population of 1,494: 797 male and 697 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 799 |
| 1891 | 1,494 |
| 1901 | 1,192 |
| 1911 | 1,143 |
| 1921 | 1,268 |
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. Valère de Bulstrode, 1901 (56.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Valère de Bulstrode shared boundaries with:
- St. Albert de Warwick
- St. Louis de Blandford
- St. Samuel
- Stanfold
- Ste. Anne du Sault
- Ste. Clothilde d’Horton
- Ste. Eulalie
- Ste. Victoire
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 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 | 260 |
| Number of families | 260 |
| Number of females | 697 |
| Number of males | 797 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 249 |
| Number of married persons | 500 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 697 |
| POP M | 797 |
| POP TOT | 1,494 |
| Total population | 1,494 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 431 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 528 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 959 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,482 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 218 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 218 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 26 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 213 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 221 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,217 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,869 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,622 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,576 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,904 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,773 |
| Acres of oats | 1,287 |
| Acres of potatoes | 150 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 461 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 461 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,844 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 587 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,441 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 341 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,198 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,098 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 638 |
| BWT BU | 2,844 |
| CRN BU | 587 |
| HAY AC | 1,576 |
| HAY TONS | 1,302 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 67 |
| Number of chickens | 2,009 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 244 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 64 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 227 |
| Number of milk cows | 428 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 260 |
| Number of other cattle | 292 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 698 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 229 |
| Number of swine | 226 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 284 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 1,287 |
| OAT BU | 17,441 |
| PEA BU | 341 |
| POT AC | 150 |
| POT BU | 17,198 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,650 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 286 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,107 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,813 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,302 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,098 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 130 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,813 |
| CATTLE KS | 67 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,650 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 431 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 528 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 959 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 286 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 64 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,107 |
| FRN CA | 1,482 |
| GEESE | 23 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,009 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 227 |
| HOUSES | 218 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 213 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 58 |
| HOUSES W | 218 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 251 |
| MD MALE | 249 |
| MD TOT | 500 |
| MILK COWS | 428 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 244 |
| OC TOT | 260 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 292 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 698 |
| SHEEP KS | 229 |
| SUP AM | 7,904 |
| SUP FOR | 15,869 |
| SUP JV | 65 |
| SUP PAT | 2,217 |
| SUP SC | 5,622 |
| SUP TOT | 23,773 |
| SWINE | 226 |
| SWINE KS | 284 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 221 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 638 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038016_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463473
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. Valère de Bulstrode, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-val-re-de-bulstrode-qc153027-1891/.