St. Valier, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Valier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,278. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.871°N, 70.801°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Valier had a population of 1,278: 612 male and 666 female residents. Population density was 63.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Valier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 12,958 area in acres, 1,278 total population, 666 females in the population, 612 males in the population, 441 single (never-married) females, 385 single (never-married) males, 246 families, 206 married males, 200 married females, 63.12 population per square mile, 22 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 20.25 area in square miles, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 1,392 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,278 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,278 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 243 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Laurent Catellier | 1839–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146013— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-valier-qc146013-1911/.