St. Valérien, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Valérien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,806. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.567°N, 72.706°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Valérien had a population of 1,806: 937 male and 869 female residents. Population density was 42.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,293 |
| 1881 | 1,806 |
| 1891 | 1,906 |
| 1901 | 1,795 |
| 1911 | 1,703 |
| 1921 | 1,421 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Valérien shared boundaries with:
- Roxton
- St. André
- St. Dominique
- St. Ephrem d'Upton
- St. Liboire
- Ste. Cécile de Milton
- Ste. Prudentienne
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 333 |
| Number of families | 333 |
| Number of females | 869 |
| Number of males | 937 |
| Number of married females | 305 |
| Number of married males | 311 |
| Number of married persons | 616 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP TOT | 1,806 |
| Total population | 1,806 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 538 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 617 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,155 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 320 |
| Number of occupied houses | 321 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,299 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of wheat | 425 |
| BAR BU | 911 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 911 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 559 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 271 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,166 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,807 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,780 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,563 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,392 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 90 |
| BWT BU | 559 |
| CRN BU | 1,166 |
| HAY AC | 2,299 |
| HAY TONS | 2,221 |
| OAT BU | 23,807 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,780 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 5,563 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,221 |
| WHT AC | 425 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,392 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 538 |
| C UNMD M | 617 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,155 |
| D OCC | 321 |
| FEMALE | 869 |
| GRA BU | 271 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 320 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 937 |
| MD F | 305 |
| MD M | 311 |
| MD TOT | 616 |
| NUMBER CD | 59 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 355 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 90 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087009— 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 1881 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. Valérien, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-val-rien-qc059004-1881/.