Grand River, Quebec (1861 census)
Grand River was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.433°N, 64.528°W.
Population
In 1861, Grand River had a population of 879: 456 male and 423 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 689 |
| 1861 | 879 |
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, Grand River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 111 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 879 total population, 456 males, Male members of the family who are present: 450, 423 females, Female members of the family who are present: 416, 312 single males, 274 single females, 138 married females, 136 married males, 73 females attending school, 63 males attending school, 18 adult males unable to read or write, 14 male births, 13 female births, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 7, Males present who are not members of the family: 6, 3 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 62 females aged 5 to 10, 60 married females aged 20 to 30, 58 single males aged 15 to 20, 57 males aged 5 to 10, 56 single males aged 10 to 15, 55 single females aged 10 to 15, 54 single males aged 20 to 30, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 33 married males aged 20 to 30, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 30 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 40 to 50, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 20 married females aged 40 to 50, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 12 females age 3 to 4, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 737 French Canadians, 128 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 6 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick. 6 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $68,539 value farms (dollars), 18,265 bushels of potatoes, $11,560 value all livestock, 3,759 bushels of turnips, 3,202 pounds of homemade butter, $2,918 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,567 bushels of oats, 2,415 acres of land in farms, $1,770 value farm implements in dollars, 1,612 bushels of barley, 1,398 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,017 acres of farmland under cultivation, 944 bushels of spring wheat, 941 acres of farmland under crops, 571 pounds of wool produced on farms, 410 swine, 311 sheep, 303 tons of hay, 177 bulls, oxen, or steers, 136 acres of oats, 126 barrels of pork, 125 acres of potatoes, 107 acres of barley, 106 occupants of farms, 87 calves and heifers, 85 milk cows, 76 acres of farmland in pasture, 76 acres of spring wheat, 43 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 38 horses aged over 3 years, 35 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 24 acres of turnips, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 barrels of beef, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,381 yards of flannel, $390 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 11 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1,063 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 4,879 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 4 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Zéphirin Joncas | 1846–1903 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC019007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC019007— 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). "Grand River, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grand-river-qc019007-1861/.