Laval, VL, Quebec (1851 census)
Laval, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.057°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1851, Laval, VL had a population of 399: 197 male and 202 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Laval, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 399 total population, 202 females, Female members of the family who are present: 200, 197 males, Male members of the family who are present: 195, 132 single females, 126 single males, 69 families, 66 married males, 64 married females, 15 female births, 11 male births, 6 widowed females, 5 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, Males present who are not members of the family: 2, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 33 females aged 5 to 10, 32 males aged 5 to 10, 26 married males aged 30 to 40, 25 single males aged 10 to 15, 24 single females aged 10 to 15, 20 married females aged 30 to 40, 19 single males aged 20 to 30, 18 married females aged 20 to 30, 16 single females aged 15 to 20, 15 females under age 1, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 single females aged 20 to 30, 15 single males aged 15 to 20, 14 married males aged 20 to 30, 13 married males aged 40 to 50, 11 males under age 1, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 males aged 1 to 2, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 234 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 165 French Canadians. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 31,835 tons of hay, 12,541 bushels of potatoes, 10,599 pounds of maple sugar, 10,433 pounds of homemade butter, 7,282 acres of land in farms, 5,076 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,375 bushels of oats, 2,206 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,044 bushels of turnips, 1,266 acres of farmland in pasture, 938 acres of farmland under crops, 526 acres of oats, 501 bushels of wheat, 201 bushels of peas, 186 milk cows, 141 pounds of wool produced on farms, 124 acres of potatoes, 106 swine, 102 acres of turnips, 88 acres of wheat, 82 bushels of barley, 75 pounds of flax or hemp, 70 occupants of farms, 65 acres of peas, 65 calves and heifers, 64 sheep, 51 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 45 bushels of rye, 44 horses, 29 bulls, oxen, or steers, 23 acres of barley, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 7 acres of rye, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 58 yards of linen, 51 yards of fulled cloth, 19 yards of flannel, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in distilleries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064003— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laval-vl-qc064003-1851/.