St. Valentin, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Valentin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,148. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.151°N, 73.313°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Valentin had a population of 2,148: 1,120 male and 1,028 female residents. Population density was 55.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,052 |
| 1851 | 187 |
| 1861 | 2,915 |
| 1871 | 2,148 |
| 1881 | 2,030 |
| 1891 | 1,788 |
| 1901 | 563 |
| 1911 | 561 |
| 1921 | 535 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Isle-aux-Noix (Prison), 1861 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Valentin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 376 |
| Number of females | 1,028 |
| Number of males | 1,120 |
| Number of married females | 326 |
| Number of married males | 325 |
| Number of married persons | 651 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 2,148 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 664 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 770 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,434 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 342 |
| Number of occupied houses | 342 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,805 |
| BWT BU | 9,455 |
| CRN BU | 2,398 |
| HAY AC | 3,672 |
| HAY TONS | 3,788 |
| OAT BU | 11,587 |
| PEA BU | 72,716 |
| POT AC | 174 |
| POT BU | 26,594 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,389 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 941 |
| AREA | 22,400 |
| BEN BU | 195 |
| CD | 117 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 376 |
| FEMALE | 1,028 |
| GRA BU | 745 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 342 |
| INHABITED | 342 |
| MALE | 1,120 |
| MARRIED F | 326 |
| MARRIED M | 325 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 651 |
| POPULATION | 2,148 |
| ROOT BU | 1,183 |
| SINGLE F | 664 |
| SINGLE M | 770 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,434 |
| TUR BU | 94 |
| UNINHABITED | 52 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC117002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092008— 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. Valentin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-valentin-qc117002-1871/.