Danville, VL, Quebec (1901 census)
Danville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,017. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 72.017°W.
Population
In 1901, Danville, VL had a population of 1,017: 489 male and 528 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Danville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,017 total population, 528 females, 489 males, 311 single females, 287 single males, 210 families, 186 married males, 185 married females, 15 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 194 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 600 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Marceau | 1852–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187004— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/danville-vl-qc187004-1901/.