Grande Rivière, Quebec (1881 census)
Grande Rivière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,150. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138660423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.433°N, 64.528°W.
Population
In 1881, Grande Rivière had a population of 2,150: 1,133 male and 1,017 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 2,150 |
| 1891 | 2,348 |
| 1901 | 1,564 |
| 1911 | 1,711 |
| 1921 | 2,059 |
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, Grande Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,150 total population, 1,133 males, 1,017 females, 597 married persons, 347 families, 299 married males, 298 married females, 45 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,508 single persons under 18, 814 single males under 18, 694 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 287 inhabited houses, 287 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 34,449 bushels of potatoes, 18,221 bushels of turnips, 11,014 bushels of oats, 3,943 bushels of barley, 1,270 tons of hay, 856 bushels of spring wheat, 717 acres of hay crops, 312 acres of potatoes, 227 bushels of buckwheat, 69 acres of wheat, 55 bushels of other root crops, 8 bushels of corn, 5 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 13,261 quintals of cod, 8,289 fathoms of fishing nets, 6,383 barrels of herring or alewives, 4,646 gallons of fish oil, 1,431 barrels of other fish, 381 barrels of mackerel, 286 men on fishing boats, 179 shoremen, 169 fishing boats, 23 barrels of salmon, 1 barrels of gaspareaux, 1 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 1 barrels of shad, 19,200 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,150 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:
QC039017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056012_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138660423
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). "Grande Rivière, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grande-rivi-re-qc039017-1881/.