Danville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Danville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 825. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 72.017°W.
Population
In 1881, Danville, Village had a population of 825: 426 male and 399 female residents. Population density was 946.7 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Danville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 165 |
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 399 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 290 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 825 |
| Total population | 825 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 504 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 161 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 322 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 57 |
| BAR BU | 529 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 529 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,125 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 671 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,717 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,171 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,946 |
| BWT BU | 317 |
| CRN BU | 218 |
| HAY AC | 322 |
| HAY TONS | 505 |
| OAT BU | 3,125 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 114 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 3,717 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 505 |
| WHT AC | 57 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,171 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 238 |
| C UNMD M | 266 |
| C UNMD TOT | 504 |
| D OCC | 161 |
| FEMALE | 399 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 161 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 426 |
| MD F | 145 |
| MD M | 145 |
| MD TOT | 290 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 671 |
| TUR BU | 2,946 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083014— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/danville-village-qc053007-1881/.