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 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 density was 44.5 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 1891
In the 1891 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 352 |
| Number of families | 352 |
| Number of females | 923 |
| Number of males | 983 |
| Number of married females | 343 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 686 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 923 |
| POP M | 983 |
| POP TOT | 1,906 |
| Total population | 1,906 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 560 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,188 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,897 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 312 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 312 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 306 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 312 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 363 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 96 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,899 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,143 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,284 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,192 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,279 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,422 |
| Acres of oats | 2,639 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 496 |
| BAR AC | 363 |
| BAR BU | 4,446 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,446 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,668 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,409 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,113 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,342 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,388 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,531 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 92 |
| BWT BU | 3,668 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 80 |
| CRN BU | 1,409 |
| HAY AC | 6,192 |
| HAY TONS | 4,991 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 500 |
| Number of chickens | 3,516 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 285 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 158 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 208 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 553 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,525 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 316 |
| Number of other cattle | 687 |
| Number of other fowl | 45 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 1,040 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 890 |
| Number of swine | 954 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 753 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 2,639 |
| OAT BU | 35,113 |
| PEA BU | 3,342 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 17,388 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,002 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,577 |
| RYE BU | 9 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,991 |
| WHT AC | 496 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,531 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 92 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 114 |
| BEN BU | 137 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,577 |
| CATTLE KS | 500 |
| CHEESE LB | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 560 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 628 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,188 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,002 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 208 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 352 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 1,897 |
| GEESE | 158 |
| GRA BU | 218 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,516 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 553 |
| HOUSES | 312 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 306 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 55 |
| HOUSES W | 312 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 343 |
| MD MALE | 343 |
| MD TOT | 686 |
| MILK COWS | 1,525 |
| NAME CD | Shefford |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 285 |
| OC TOT | 316 |
| OTHER FOWL | 45 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 687 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 1,040 |
| SHEEP KS | 890 |
| SILOS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 17,279 |
| SUP FOR | 6,143 |
| SUP JV | 96 |
| SUP PAT | 6,899 |
| SUP SC | 10,284 |
| SUP TOT | 23,422 |
| SWINE | 954 |
| SWINE KS | 753 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 312 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 92 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188012— 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 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/.