Grande Rivière, Quebec (1891 census)
Grande Rivière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,348. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138660423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.433°N, 64.528°W.
Population
In 1891, Grande Rivière had a population of 2,348: 1,216 male and 1,132 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Grande Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,348 total population, 1,216 males, 1,132 females, 701 married persons, 357 families, 351 married females, 350 married males, 69 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,578 single persons under 18, 841 single males under 18, 737 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,032 French Canadians, 316 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 311 houses, 311 houses built of wood, 311 occupied houses, 310 houses of 1 story, 86 houses of 3 rooms, 71 houses of 2 rooms, 62 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 1 room, 29 houses under construction, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,411 bushels of potatoes, 18,181 pounds of homemade butter, 14,842 acres of land in farms, 13,069 bushels of turnips, 11,638 bushels of oats, 10,909 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,933 acres of improved land in farms, 3,352 bushels of barley, 3,146 acres of farmland under crops, 2,426 chickens, 1,891 tons of hay, 1,742 acres of hay crops, 1,273 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,234 swine, 750 sheep, 749 acres of farmland in pasture, 711 swine slaughtered or sold, 646 acres of oats, 440 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 351 occupants of farms, 324 farm occupants who own their land, 317 other cattle, 301 acres of potatoes, 287 milk cows, 234 acres of barley, 226 bushels of buckwheat, 217 geese, 204 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 202 oxen, 161 sheep slaughtered or sold, 145 horses aged over 3 years, 82 acres of turnips, 70 other fowl, 64 cattle killed or sold, 62 bushels of spring wheat, 62 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 56 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 ducks, 29 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 bushels of peas, 7 turkeys, 5 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154014— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grande-rivi-re-qc154014-1891/.