St. Valentin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Valentin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,788. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.151°N, 73.313°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Valentin had a population of 1,788: 914 male and 874 female residents. Population density was 45.9 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Valentin, 1901 (40.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Paul, 1901 (31.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Valentin shared boundaries with:
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 | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 282 |
| Number of families | 282 |
| Number of females | 874 |
| Number of males | 914 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of married persons | 550 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 874 |
| POP M | 914 |
| POP TOT | 1,788 |
| Total population | 1,788 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 571 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 614 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,185 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,721 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 67 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 277 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 39 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 221 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 93 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 181 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 129 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 221 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 241 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,551 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,961 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,117 |
| Acres of hay crops | 11,432 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,909 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,870 |
| Acres of oats | 4,367 |
| Acres of potatoes | 181 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 104 |
| BAR AC | 221 |
| BAR BU | 2,264 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,264 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,725 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 433 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,677 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,443 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,749 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,496 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 668 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19 |
| BWT BU | 9,725 |
| CRN BU | 2,677 |
| HAY AC | 11,432 |
| HAY TONS | 9,525 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 274 |
| Number of chickens | 7,033 |
| Number of ducks | 429 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 216 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 38 |
| Number of geese | 785 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 346 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 807 |
| Number of milk cows | 790 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 545 |
| Number of other fowl | 178 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 749 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 514 |
| Number of swine | 616 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 557 |
| Number of turkeys | 487 |
| OAT AC | 4,367 |
| OAT BU | 52,443 |
| PEA BU | 6,749 |
| POT AC | 181 |
| POT BU | 19,496 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 385 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,482 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,616 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,525 |
| WHT AC | 104 |
| WHT SP BU | 668 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 98 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,616 |
| CATTLE KS | 274 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 571 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 614 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,185 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 385 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 346 |
| DUCKS | 429 |
| FAMILIES | 282 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,482 |
| FRN CA | 1,721 |
| GEESE | 785 |
| GRA BU | 433 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,033 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 807 |
| HOUSES | 277 |
| HOUSES B | 39 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 93 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 129 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 181 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 52 |
| HOUSES W | 221 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 275 |
| MD MALE | 275 |
| MD TOT | 550 |
| MILK COWS | 790 |
| NAME CD | St. Jean |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 38 |
| OC P | 216 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER FOWL | 178 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 545 |
| OTHERS | 67 |
| SHEEP | 749 |
| SHEEP KS | 514 |
| SUP AM | 23,909 |
| SUP FOR | 1,961 |
| SUP JV | 241 |
| SUP PAT | 4,551 |
| SUP SC | 19,117 |
| SUP TOT | 25,870 |
| SWINE | 616 |
| SWINE KS | 557 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 277 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 19 |
| TURKEY | 487 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC186006— 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 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. Valentin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-valentin-qc186006-1891/.