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 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 density was 75.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 689 |
| 1861 | 879 |
| 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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 357 |
| Number of families | 357 |
| Number of females | 1,132 |
| Number of males | 1,216 |
| Number of married females | 351 |
| Number of married males | 350 |
| Number of married persons | 701 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 1,132 |
| POP M | 1,216 |
| POP TOT | 2,348 |
| Total population | 2,348 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 737 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 841 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,578 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,032 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 316 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 311 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 311 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 54 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 310 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 29 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 234 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 749 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,909 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,146 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,742 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,933 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,842 |
| Acres of oats | 646 |
| Acres of potatoes | 301 |
| Acres of turnips | 82 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 234 |
| BAR BU | 3,352 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,352 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,638 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,411 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,069 |
| BWT BU | 226 |
| HAY AC | 1,742 |
| HAY TONS | 1,891 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 64 |
| Number of chickens | 2,426 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 324 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 217 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 29 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 145 |
| Number of milk cows | 287 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 351 |
| Number of other cattle | 317 |
| Number of other fowl | 70 |
| Number of oxen | 202 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 204 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 62 |
| Number of sheep | 750 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 161 |
| Number of swine | 1,234 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 711 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 646 |
| OAT BU | 11,638 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 301 |
| POT BU | 41,411 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 440 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,273 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,181 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,891 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 62 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 28 |
| A 11 50 | 204 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,181 |
| CATTLE KS | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 737 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 841 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,578 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 440 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 29 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 357 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,273 |
| FRN CA | 2,032 |
| GEESE | 217 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,426 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 145 |
| HOUSES | 311 |
| HOUSES CON | 29 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 310 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 71 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 311 |
| INF 11 A | 62 |
| MD FEM | 351 |
| MD MALE | 350 |
| MD TOT | 701 |
| MILK COWS | 287 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 324 |
| OC TOT | 351 |
| OTHER FOWL | 70 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 317 |
| OTHERS | 316 |
| SHEEP | 750 |
| SHEEP KS | 161 |
| SUP AM | 3,933 |
| SUP FOR | 10,909 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 749 |
| SUP SC | 3,146 |
| SUP TOT | 14,842 |
| SWINE | 1,234 |
| SWINE KS | 711 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 311 |
| TUR AC | 82 |
| TUR BU | 13,069 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
| WORKING OX | 202 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056012— 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 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/.