Laval, Quebec (1871 census)
Laval was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 763. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.057°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1871, Laval had a population of 763: 384 male and 379 female residents. Population density was 9.1 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Laval shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 130 |
| Number of females | 379 |
| Number of males | 384 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| Total population | 763 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 254 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 496 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 124 |
| Number of occupied houses | 124 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 571 |
| BWT BU | 176 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,180 |
| HAY TONS | 789 |
| OAT BU | 10,974 |
| PEA BU | 51 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 32,694 |
| RYE BU | 53 |
| Total area (acres) | 204,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 244 |
| WHT WTR BU | 28 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 32 |
| AREA | 204,750 |
| BEING BUILT | 20 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 148 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 130 |
| FEMALE | 379 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 124 |
| INHABITED | 124 |
| MALE | 384 |
| MARRIED F | 121 |
| MARRIED M | 122 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 243 |
| POPULATION | 763 |
| ROOT BU | 130 |
| SINGLE F | 242 |
| SINGLE M | 254 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 496 |
| TUR BU | 2,014 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laval-qc148007-1871/.