Danville, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Danville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,331. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 72.017°W.
Population
In 1911, Danville, VL had a population of 1,331: 654 male and 677 female residents. Population density was 1420.5 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Danville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,420.49 population per square mile, 1,331 total population, 677 females in the population, 654 males in the population, 600 area in acres, 382 single (never-married) males, 377 single (never-married) females, 279 families, 253 married females, 248 married males, 43 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 4 legally separated males, 3 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 0.94 area in square miles. 1,017 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 740 persons of French origin, 242 persons of British origin (English), 144 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 105 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 800 Roman Catholics, 173 Anglicans (Church of England), 106 Methodists, 105 Congregationalists, 92 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 86 Adventists, 58 Presbyterians, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 183 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
QC192029— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/danville-vl-qc192029-1911/.