Grand River, Quebec (1851 census)
Grand River was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.433°N, 64.528°W.
Population
In 1851, Grand River had a population of 689: 366 male and 323 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Grand River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 689 total population, 366 males, Male members of the family who are present: 361, 323 females, Female members of the family who are present: 315, 260 single males, 218 single females, 107 families, 100 married males, 99 married females, 40 males attending school, 33 females attending school, 16 male births, 11 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 8, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 5, 3 lunatic males, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 60 single males aged 10 to 15, 59 males aged 5 to 10, 54 single females aged 10 to 15, 52 females aged 5 to 10, 39 married females aged 20 to 30, 36 single females aged 15 to 20, 36 single males aged 15 to 20, 35 single males aged 20 to 30, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 females age 3 to 4, 17 males under age 1, 17 married males aged 40 to 50, 16 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 males aged 2 to 3, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 females under age 1, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 592 French Canadians, 60 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 16 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 3 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 2,190 acres of land in farms, 1,495 pounds of homemade butter, 1,398 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 916 bushels of potatoes, 792 acres of farmland under cultivation, 606 bushels of turnips, 591 acres of farmland in pasture, 364 bushels of oats, 318 tons of hay, 294 pounds of wool produced on farms, 224 sheep, 219 bushels of barley, 199 swine, 197 acres of farmland under crops, 93 occupants of farms, 79 milk cows, 78 calves and heifers, 76 bulls, oxen, or steers, 68 acres of oats, 53 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 49 barrels of beef, 49 barrels of pork, 48 acres of potatoes, 44 acres of barley, 38 horses, 22 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 17 acres of wheat, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 13 bushels of wheat, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 223 yards of flannel, 74 yards of fulled cloth, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, 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 annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling). barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
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 1851, 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:
QC056002— 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 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). "Grand River, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grand-river-qc056002-1851/.