St. Valérien, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Valérien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,906. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463478. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.567°N, 72.706°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Valérien had a population of 1,906: 983 male and 923 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,806 |
| 1891 | 1,906 |
| 1901 | 1,795 |
| 1911 | — |
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:
- Roxton
- St. André
- St. Dominique
- St. Ephrem d'Upton
- St. Liboire, VL
- Ste. Cécile de Milton
- Ste. Prudentienne
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,906 total population, 983 males, 923 females, 686 married persons, 352 families, 343 married females, 343 married males, 32 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,188 single persons under 18, 628 single males under 18, 560 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,897 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 312 houses, 312 houses built of wood, 312 occupied houses, 306 houses of 1 story, 110 houses of 3 rooms, 67 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 55 uninhabited houses, 52 houses of 2 rooms, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 1 room, 6 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,113 bushels of oats, 23,422 acres of land in farms, 17,388 bushels of potatoes, 17,279 acres of improved land in farms, 13,577 pounds of homemade butter, 10,284 acres of farmland under crops, 6,899 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,192 acres of hay crops, 6,143 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,991 tons of hay, 4,531 bushels of spring wheat, 4,446 bushels of barley, 4,002 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,668 bushels of buckwheat, 3,516 chickens, 3,342 bushels of peas, 2,639 acres of oats, 1,525 milk cows, 1,409 bushels of corn, 1,040 sheep, 954 swine, 890 sheep slaughtered or sold, 753 swine slaughtered or sold, 687 other cattle, 553 horses aged over 3 years, 500 cattle killed or sold, 496 acres of wheat, 363 acres of barley, 316 occupants of farms, 285 farm occupants who own their land, 218 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 208 horses aged 3 years and under, 186 acres of potatoes, 158 geese, 137 bushels of beans, 114 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 96 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 92 bushels of turnips, 92 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 80, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 other fowl, 41 turkeys, 30 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 oxen, 25 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 15 ducks, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of rye, 2 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197009_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463478
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Val%C3%A9rien-de-Milton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Val%C3%A9rien-de-Milton
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-qc188012-1891/.