Laval, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
Laval, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 617. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.057°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1861, Laval, VL had a population of 617: 303 male and 314 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 399 |
| 1861 | 617 |
| 1871 | 763 |
| 1881 | 690 |
| 1911 | 323 |
| 1921 | 391 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Laval, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 125 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 617 total population, 314 females, Female members of the family who are present: 313, 303 males, Male members of the family who are present: 302, 215 single females, 204 single males, 129 adult males unable to read or write, 122 adult females unable to read or write, 93 married males, 88 married females, 13 females attending school, 11 widowed females, 7 males attending school, 6 widowed males, 5 male births, 4 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, Males present who are not members of the family: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 60 females aged 5 to 10, 43 single females aged 10 to 15, 40 single males aged 10 to 15, 40 single males aged 15 to 20, 38 single females aged 15 to 20, 36 single males aged 20 to 30, 33 males aged 5 to 10, 29 married males aged 30 to 40, 26 married females aged 30 to 40, 26 married males aged 40 to 50, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 single females aged 20 to 30, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 married females aged 20 to 30, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 females age 3 to 4, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 9 males aged 4 to 5, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 females aged 4 to 5, 6 married males aged 20 to 30, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 264 French Canadians, 234 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 116 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $28,152 value farms (dollars), 17,685 bushels of potatoes, 11,540 pounds of homemade butter, 10,018 acres of land in farms, $8,318 value all livestock, 8,024 bushels of oats, 7,690 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,395 pounds of maple sugar, 2,328 acres of farmland under cultivation, $1,918 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,358 acres of farmland in pasture, $1,307 value farm implements in dollars, 969 acres of farmland under crops, 367 acres of oats, 329 tons of hay, 302 pounds of wool produced on farms, 273 bushels of spring wheat, 233 bushels of turnips, 228 acres of potatoes, 221 swine, 205 milk cows, 190 bushels of barley, 110 sheep, 103 occupants of farms, 94 barrels of pork, 68 horses aged over 3 years, 67 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 63 bushels of winter wheat, 55 calves and heifers, 51 barrels of beef, 43 bushels of rye, 36 pounds of flax or hemp, 32 acres of spring wheat, $32 value garden and orchard crops, 21 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 bulls, oxen, or steers, 17 acres of barley, 13 bushels of peas, 11 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 8 acres of winter wheat, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 acres of turnips, 5 acres of rye, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of peas, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $178 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 114 yards of flannel, 68 yards of fulled cloth, 4 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC036003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078029— 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 1861 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, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laval-vl-qc036003-1861/.