St. Valérien, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Valérien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 814. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463479. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.322°N, 68.638°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Valérien had a population of 814: 417 male and 397 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 199 |
| 1891 | 814 |
| 1901 | 846 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 893 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Valérien shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 814 total population, 417 males, 397 females, 245 married persons, 145 families, 124 married males, 121 married females, 22 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 547 single persons under 18, 284 single males under 18, 263 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 806 French Canadians, 8 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 108 houses, 108 houses built of wood, 108 occupied houses, 105 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,544 pounds of homemade butter, 14,322 acres of land in farms, 12,204 bushels of potatoes, 9,226 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,096 acres of improved land in farms, 3,970 bushels of oats, 3,671 acres of farmland under crops, 1,885 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,762 bushels of spring wheat, 1,526 bushels of peas, 1,423 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,232 acres of hay crops, 894 tons of hay, 794 chickens, 632 sheep, 587 bushels of barley, 507 sheep slaughtered or sold, 415 bushels of buckwheat, 335 bushels of rye, 283 milk cows, 259 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 253 acres of wheat, 250 swine, 211 swine slaughtered or sold, 176 other cattle, 160 cattle killed or sold, 155 horses aged over 3 years, 114 occupants of farms, 113 farm occupants who own their land, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 82 acres of potatoes, 63 acres of barley, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 40 acres of oats, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 oxen, 8 geese, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of turnips, 5 bushels of winter wheat, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463479
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Val%C3%A9rien,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Val%C3%A9rien_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Valérien, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-val-rien-qc183032-1891/.