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 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 density was 26.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 199 |
| 1891 | 814 |
| 1901 | 846 |
| 1911 | 904 |
| 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 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 145 |
| Number of families | 145 |
| Number of females | 397 |
| Number of males | 417 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 397 |
| POP M | 417 |
| POP TOT | 814 |
| Total population | 814 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 284 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 547 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 806 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 108 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 108 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 105 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,423 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,226 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,671 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,232 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,096 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,322 |
| Acres of oats | 40 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 253 |
| BAR AC | 63 |
| BAR BU | 587 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 587 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 415 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,970 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,526 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,204 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,762 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 415 |
| HAY AC | 1,232 |
| HAY TONS | 894 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 160 |
| Number of chickens | 794 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 155 |
| Number of milk cows | 283 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 114 |
| Number of other cattle | 176 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 632 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 507 |
| Number of swine | 250 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 211 |
| OAT AC | 40 |
| OAT BU | 3,970 |
| PEA BU | 1,526 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 12,204 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 259 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,885 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,544 |
| RYE BU | 335 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 894 |
| WHT AC | 253 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,762 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,544 |
| CATTLE KS | 160 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 284 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 547 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 259 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,885 |
| FRN CA | 806 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 794 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 155 |
| HOUSES | 108 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 108 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 121 |
| MD MALE | 124 |
| MD TOT | 245 |
| MILK COWS | 283 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 113 |
| OC TOT | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 176 |
| OTHERS | 8 |
| SHEEP | 632 |
| SHEEP KS | 507 |
| SUP AM | 5,096 |
| SUP FOR | 9,226 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 1,423 |
| SUP SC | 3,671 |
| SUP TOT | 14,322 |
| SWINE | 250 |
| SWINE KS | 211 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 108 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 6 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
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: 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 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/.