Laval, Quebec (1871 census)
Laval was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 763. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464192. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.057°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1871, Laval had a population of 763: 384 male and 379 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 399 |
| 1861 | 617 |
| 1871 | 763 |
| 1881 | 690 |
| 1891 | 639 |
| 1901 | 657 |
| 1911 | 655 |
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, Laval shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 763 total population, 384 males, 379 females, 243 married persons, 130 families, 122 married males, 121 married females, 24 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 496 single persons under 18, 254 single males under 18, 242 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 124 inhabited houses, 124 occupied houses, 20 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 204,750 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464192
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
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). "Laval, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laval-qc148007-1871/.