Laval, Quebec (1881 census)
Laval was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 690. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.057°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1881, Laval had a population of 690: 353 male and 337 female residents. Population density was 8.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 399 |
| 1861 | 617 |
| 1871 | 763 |
| 1881 | 690 |
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, Laval shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 118 |
| Number of families | 118 |
| Number of females | 337 |
| Number of males | 353 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 218 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 690 |
| Total population | 690 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 212 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 449 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 112 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,153 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of wheat | 31 |
| BAR BU | 255 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,540 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,401 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 298 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 619 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,153 |
| HAY TONS | 945 |
| OAT BU | 11,540 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 20,401 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 945 |
| WHT AC | 31 |
| WHT SP BU | 298 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 212 |
| C UNMD M | 237 |
| C UNMD TOT | 449 |
| D OCC | 112 |
| FEMALE | 337 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 112 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 353 |
| MD F | 109 |
| MD M | 109 |
| MD TOT | 218 |
| NUMBER CD | 78 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 211 |
| TUR BU | 619 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078013— 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). "Laval, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laval-qc078013-1881/.