Laval, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
Laval, VL was a village 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, VL had a population of 690: 353 male and 337 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Laval, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 690 total population, 353 males, 337 females, 218 married persons, 118 families, 109 married females, 109 married males, 23 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 449 single persons under 18, 237 single males under 18, 212 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 112 inhabited houses, 112 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,401 bushels of potatoes, 11,540 bushels of oats, 1,153 acres of hay crops, 945 tons of hay, 619 bushels of turnips, 298 bushels of spring wheat, 255 bushels of barley, 211 bushels of other root crops, 169 acres of potatoes, 54 bushels of buckwheat, 36 bushels of peas and beans, 31 acres of wheat, 24 bushels of rye, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 690 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078013— 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 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, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laval-vl-qc078013-1881/.