St. Valérien, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Valérien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,293. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.566°N, 72.705°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Valérien had a population of 1,293: 683 male and 610 female residents. Population density was 29.3 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Valérien shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of females | 610 |
| Number of males | 683 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 441 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| Total population | 1,293 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 454 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 827 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 225 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 342 |
| BWT BU | 2,087 |
| CRN BU | 1,738 |
| HAY AC | 1,205 |
| HAY TONS | 716 |
| OAT BU | 12,362 |
| PEA BU | 2,743 |
| POT AC | 156 |
| POT BU | 12,380 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,025 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,042 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 313 |
| AREA | 29,025 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 49 |
| CD | 127 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 240 |
| FEMALE | 610 |
| GRA BU | 76 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 225 |
| INHABITED | 225 |
| MALE | 683 |
| MARRIED F | 220 |
| MARRIED M | 221 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 441 |
| POPULATION | 1,293 |
| ROOT BU | 107 |
| SINGLE F | 373 |
| SINGLE M | 454 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 827 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC127004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-val-rien-qc127004-1871/.