Danville, Village, Quebec (1921 census)
Danville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,290. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 72.017°W.
Population
In 1921, Danville, Village had a population of 1,290: 607 male and 683 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 540 |
| 1871 | 621 |
| 1881 | 825 |
| 1891 | 884 |
| 1901 | 1,017 |
| 1911 | 1,331 |
| 1921 | 1,290 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Danville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,290 total population, 683 females in the population, 638 females born in Canada, 607 males in the population, 571 males born in Canada, 24 females born outside the British Empire, 21 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 756 persons of French origin, 435 persons of British origin (English), 53 persons of British origin (Irish), 35 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 831 Roman Catholics, 123 Anglicans (Church of England), 114 Methodists, 101 Congregationalists, 71 Adventists, 46 Presbyterians, 3 Jews, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George William Hill | 1861–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC083014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142481
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Danville, Village, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/danville-village-qc083014-1921/.