Danville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Danville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 884. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 72.017°W.
Population
In 1891, Danville, Village had a population of 884: 452 male and 432 female residents. Population density was 1014.4 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Danville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 192 |
| Number of families | 192 |
| Number of females | 432 |
| Number of males | 452 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 355 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 432 |
| POP M | 452 |
| POP TOT | 884 |
| Total population | 884 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 505 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 374 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 510 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 99 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 171 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,444 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,399 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 679 |
| Acres of hay crops | 584 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,220 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,619 |
| Acres of oats | 56 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 1,097 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,097 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,601 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,729 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,208 |
| BWT BU | 190 |
| CRN BU | 161 |
| HAY AC | 584 |
| HAY TONS | 770 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 60 |
| Number of chickens | 1,131 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 85 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 127 |
| Number of milk cows | 137 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 115 |
| Number of other cattle | 96 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 86 |
| Number of sheep | 89 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 72 |
| Number of swine | 132 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 117 |
| Number of turkeys | 103 |
| OAT AC | 56 |
| OAT BU | 1,601 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 7,729 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 406 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,551 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 770 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 266 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,551 |
| CATTLE KS | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 238 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 267 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 505 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 406 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 192 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 150 |
| FRN CA | 374 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,131 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 127 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES B | 22 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 80 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 86 |
| MD FEM | 175 |
| MD MALE | 180 |
| MD TOT | 355 |
| MILK COWS | 137 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 85 |
| OC TOT | 115 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 96 |
| OTHERS | 510 |
| SHEEP | 89 |
| SHEEP KS | 72 |
| SUP AM | 2,220 |
| SUP FOR | 5,399 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 1,444 |
| SUP SC | 679 |
| SUP TOT | 7,619 |
| SWINE | 132 |
| SWINE KS | 117 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 171 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 2,208 |
| TURKEY | 103 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/danville-village-qc182003-1891/.