St. Valier, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Valier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,457. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.871°N, 70.801°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Valier had a population of 1,457: 713 male and 744 female residents.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Valier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 744 |
| Number of males | 713 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 211 |
| Number of married persons | 422 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 1,457 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 495 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 974 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 220 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 768 |
| BWT BU | 712 |
| CRN BU | 54 |
| HAY AC | 2,357 |
| HAY TONS | 2,588 |
| OAT BU | 33,184 |
| PEA BU | 742 |
| POT AC | 295 |
| POT BU | 57,063 |
| RYE BU | 1,331 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,296 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 206 |
| AREA | 34,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 161 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FEMALE | 744 |
| GRA BU | 182 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 220 |
| INHABITED | 220 |
| MALE | 713 |
| MARRIED F | 211 |
| MARRIED M | 211 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 422 |
| POPULATION | 1,457 |
| ROOT BU | 66 |
| SINGLE F | 495 |
| SINGLE M | 479 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 974 |
| TUR BU | 1,055 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161006— 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 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. Valier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-valier-qc161006-1871/.