Danville, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
Danville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 825. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 72.017°W.
Population
In 1881, Danville, VL had a population of 825: 426 male and 399 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 621 |
| 1881 | 825 |
| 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 825 total population, 426 males, 399 females, 290 married persons, 165 families, 145 married females, 145 married males, 31 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 504 single persons under 18, 266 single males under 18, 238 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 161 inhabited houses, 161 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,717 bushels of potatoes, 3,125 bushels of oats, 2,946 bushels of turnips, 1,171 bushels of spring wheat, 671 bushels of other root crops, 529 bushels of barley, 505 tons of hay, 322 acres of hay crops, 317 bushels of buckwheat, 218 bushels of corn, 114 bushels of peas and beans, 57 acres of wheat, 24 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Marceau | 1852–1919 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 825 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: 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 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, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/danville-vl-qc053007-1881/.