St. Valier, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Valier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,322. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.871°N, 70.801°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Valier had a population of 1,322: 632 male and 690 female residents. Population density was 72.7 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Valier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 288 |
| Number of families | 288 |
| Number of females | 690 |
| Number of males | 632 |
| Number of married females | 219 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 440 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 690 |
| POP M | 632 |
| POP TOT | 1,322 |
| Total population | 1,322 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 822 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,320 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 224 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 221 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 212 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 80 |
| Number of occupied houses | 224 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 117 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,547 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,749 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,758 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,762 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,422 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,171 |
| Acres of oats | 2,336 |
| Acres of potatoes | 247 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 218 |
| BAR AC | 57 |
| BAR BU | 492 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 492 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 951 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,996 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,586 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,063 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,977 |
| BWT BU | 951 |
| CRN BU | 128 |
| HAY AC | 3,762 |
| HAY TONS | 3,310 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,268 |
| Number of chickens | 2,867 |
| Number of ducks | 124 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 56 |
| Number of geese | 72 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 105 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 278 |
| Number of milk cows | 656 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 199 |
| Number of other cattle | 512 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 73 |
| Number of sheep | 1,027 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 561 |
| Number of swine | 785 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 777 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 2,336 |
| OAT BU | 19,996 |
| PEA BU | 535 |
| POT AC | 247 |
| POT BU | 25,586 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 161 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,973 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60,898 |
| RYE BU | 295 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,310 |
| WHT AC | 218 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,063 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 60,898 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,268 |
| CHEESE LB | 161 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 433 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 389 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 822 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,973 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 105 |
| DUCKS | 124 |
| FAMILIES | 288 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 1,320 |
| GEESE | 72 |
| GRA BU | 112 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,867 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 278 |
| HOUSES | 224 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 212 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 80 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 221 |
| INF 11 A | 73 |
| MD FEM | 219 |
| MD MALE | 221 |
| MD TOT | 440 |
| MILK COWS | 656 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC F | 56 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 199 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 512 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,027 |
| SHEEP KS | 561 |
| SUP AM | 10,422 |
| SUP FOR | 2,749 |
| SUP PAT | 3,547 |
| SUP SC | 6,758 |
| SUP TOT | 13,171 |
| SWINE | 785 |
| SWINE KS | 777 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 224 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,977 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141013— 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 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. Valier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-valier-qc141013-1891/.