St. Valier, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Valier (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Valier was a census subdivision in Bellechasse County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,409. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.871°N, 70.801°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Valier had a population of 1,409: 725 male and 684 female residents. Population density was 77.5 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,915
1861	1,409
1871	1,457
1881	1,372
1891	1,322
1901	1,392
1911	1,278
1921	1,217

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 was contained in St. Valier, 1851 (44.8% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Valier shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 296 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (24 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	633
Females present who are not members of the family	51
Male members of the family who are present	646
Males present who are not members of the family	79
Number of adult females unable to read or write	40
Number of adult males unable to read or write	96
Number of female births in the past year	35
Number of females	684
Number of females attending school	63
Number of lunatic females	1
Number of male births in the past year	22
Number of males	725
Number of males attending school	85
Number of married females	208
Number of married males	210
Number of single females	446
Number of single males	496
Number of widowed females	30
Number of widowed males	19
POP FX N.1	684
POP MX N.1	725
POP TOT	1,409
POP XX N.1	1,409
Total population	1,409

Age structure (58 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	26
Number of females aged 1 to 2	12
Number of females aged 2 to 3	12
Number of females aged 4 to 5	28
Number of females aged 5 to 10	88
Number of males aged 1 to 2	15
Number of males aged 2 to 3	22
Number of males aged 3 to 4	24
Number of males aged 4 to 5	30
Number of males aged 5 to 10	92
Number of males of unknown age	6
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	3
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	52
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	51
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	42
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	26
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	22
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	9
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	3
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	35
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	45
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	51
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	37
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	24
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	14
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	4
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	74
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	60
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	68
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	15
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	12
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	100
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	72
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	86
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	11
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of single males aged 80 to 90	3
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	12
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	4
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	3
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	5
Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed males over 100	1

Ethnic origin (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,402
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	4
Number of persons originating in Ireland	3

Agriculture (68 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	76
Acres of buckwheat	14
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	28
Acres of farmland in gardens	116
Acres of farmland in pasture	4,392
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	856
Acres of farmland under crops	6,602
Acres of farmland under cultivation	11,110
Acres of land in farms	11,966
Acres of oats	2,214
Acres of peas	70
Acres of potatoes	205
Acres of rye	219
Acres of spring wheat	370
Acres of turnips	2
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	112
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	960
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	845
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	182
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	47
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	41,377
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	669
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	24,129
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	2,050
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	2,864
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	1,210
C20 WHT SP AC	370
C21 WHT SP BU	2,864
C22 BAR AC	76
C23 BAR BU	845
C24 RYE AC	219
C25 RYE BU	2,050
C26 PEA AC	70
C27 PEA BU	669
C28 OAT AC	2,214
C29 OAT BU	41,377
C30 BWT AC	14
C31 BWT BU	182
C34 POT AC	205
C35 POT BU	24,129
C43 HAY TONS	2,372
C47 WOOL LBS	4,618
C63 BEEF BAR	112
C64 PORK BAR	960
HRS ov03 V	18,414
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	258
Number of calves and heifers	469
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	60
Number of horses aged over 3 years	280
Number of milk cows	759
Number of occupants of farms	128
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	3
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	37
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	8
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	74
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	4
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	2
Number of sheep	1,155
Number of swine	695
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	3,027
Pounds of homemade butter	47,025
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	3,060
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	4,618
Tons of hay produced in the past year	2,372
Value of all livestock	56,262
Value of farm implements in dollars	11,910
Value of farms (dollars)	288,657
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	2,410

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	353
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	5,806
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	3,873
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	2,317
Yards of linen produced in the past year	3,357

Deaths & mortality (8 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	3
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	2
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	4
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	7

Other recorded variables (130 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	128
C02 OCC UNDR 10	2
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	3
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	8
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	74
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	37
C07 OCC OVR 200	4
C08 HELD	11,966
C09 UNDR CULT	11,110
C1 Males	725
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	6,602
C102 Between 90 and 100 years Widowers M	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	4,392
C110 Over 100 years Widowers	1
C116 Ages not given M	6
C12 GARDENS	116
C12 Under 2 Years M	15
C120 Married M	210
C121 Single M	496
C122 Widowed M	19
C123 Total M	725
C124 Married F	208
C125 Single F	446
C126 Widows F	30
C127 Total F	684
C128 Grand Total	1,409
C129 Deaths M	4
C13 Under 2 Years F	12
C13 WOOD WILD	856
C130 Deaths F	3
C131 Deaths Total	7
C136 Attending School M	85
C137 Attending School F	63
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	96
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	40
C14 CASH FARM	288,657
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C145 Lunatics F	1
C15 CASH IMP	11,910
C16 GARDN VALUE	2,410
C16 Under 3 years M	22
C17 LAND HELD	28
C17 Under 3 years F	12
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	2
C2 Females	684
C20 Under 4 years M	24
C21 Under 4 years F	26
C24 Under 5 years M	30
C25 Under 5 years F	28
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	92
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	88
C3 Total	1,409
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	100
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	74
C36 TUR AC	2
C37 TUR BU	1,210
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	72
C4 Members of Family M	646
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	3
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	60
C42 CLV TIM GRA	47
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	35
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	86
C45 MPL SGR LBS	3,060
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	52
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	68
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	2,317
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	1
C49 FLAN YRDS	3,873
C5 Members of Family F	633
C50 FLX HEM LBS	3,027
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	3,357
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	45
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	258
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	11
C53 MILK COWS	759
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	1
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	469
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	51
C55 HORSES	280
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	15
C56 HORSES VAL	18,414
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	60
C58 SHEEP	1,155
C59 SWINE	695
C6 Not Members of Family M	79
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	51
C60 TOT VALUE	56,262
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	2
C61 BUTTER LB	47,025
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	42
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	12
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	4
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	37
C68 CAR PLEASURE	353
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	6
C69 VALUE DOL P	5,806
C7 Not Members of Family F	51
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	3
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	26
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	6
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	3
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	24
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	1
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	5
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	22
C8 Births in 1860 M	22
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	3
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	12
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	14
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	4
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	3
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	9
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	5
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	5
C9 Births in 1860 F	35
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	4
C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M	3
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	5
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	3
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	2
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	4
CD NAME	Bellechasse
England and Wales	4
Ireland	3
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,402

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC007009 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC042017 — 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 1861 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. Valier, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-valier-qc007009-1861/.