Danville, Village, Academy and College of St. Francis, Quebec (1861 census)
Danville, Village, Academy and College of St. Francis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 72.017°W.
Population
In 1861, Danville, Village, Academy and College of St. Francis had a population of 540: 333 male and 207 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Shipton, 1851 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Danville, Village, Academy and College of St. Francis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 540 total population, 333 males, Male members of the family who are present: 278, 251 single males, 207 females, Female members of the family who are present: 164, 141 males attending school, 137 single females, 77 married males, 62 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 55, 44 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 43, 19 adult males unable to read or write, 12 adult females unable to read or write, 11 male births, 8 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 2 female births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 70 single males aged 10 to 15, 70 single males aged 15 to 20, 40 single females aged 15 to 20, 34 single males aged 20 to 30, 30 males aged 5 to 10, 26 married males aged 30 to 40, 26 single females aged 10 to 15, 23 married females aged 20 to 30, 20 married females aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 females aged 5 to 10, 16 married males aged 40 to 50, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 males of unknown age, 12 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 9 females age 3 to 4, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 6 females of unknown age, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 338 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 105 French Canadians, 36 persons originating in Ireland, 34 persons originating in the United States, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $32,950 value farms (dollars), $8,678 value all livestock, 3,520 bushels of oats, 2,675 pounds of homemade butter, 2,200 pounds of maple sugar, 1,840 acres of land in farms, $1,650 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,395 bushels of potatoes, $1,295 value farm implements in dollars, 1,140 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 928 bushels of turnips, 715 tons of hay, 700 acres of farmland under cultivation, 395 acres of farmland in pasture, 299 acres of farmland under crops, 262 bushels of spring wheat, 255 pounds of wool produced on farms, 215 bushels of buckwheat, 180 bushels of barley, 162 bushels of carrots, 111 acres of oats, 100 bushels of corn, 65 milk cows, 59 calves and heifers, 57 sheep, 52 horses aged over 3 years, 47 bushels of peas, 23 swine, 22 bushels of rye, 19 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 18 barrels of pork, 15 bulls, oxen, or steers, 13 acres of spring wheat, 12 occupants of farms, 10 acres of buckwheat, 10 barrels of beef, 10 bushels of beans, 9 acres of potatoes, 8 acres of barley, 6 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of corn, 4 acres of peas, 4 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 pounds of hops, 2 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,370 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $575 value carriages for hire (dollars), 55 carriages for pleasure, 15 yards of flannel, 6 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 1861, 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:
QC044003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044003— 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 1861 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, Academy and College of St. Francis, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/danville-village-academy-and-college-of-st-francis-qc044003-1861/.