Grande Rivière, Quebec (1871 census)
Grande Rivière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.433°N, 64.528°W.
Population
In 1871, Grande Rivière had a population of 1,063: 558 male and 505 female residents. Population density was 34.0 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Grande Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 505 |
| Number of males | 558 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 298 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 1,063 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 399 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 734 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 136 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,234 |
| BWT BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 514 |
| HAY TONS | 460 |
| OAT BU | 5,321 |
| PEA BU | 21 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 11,296 |
| Total area (acres) | 51,840 |
| WHT SP BU | 182 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 12 |
| AREA | 51,840 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 172 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| FEMALE | 505 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 136 |
| INHABITED | 136 |
| MALE | 558 |
| MARRIED F | 149 |
| MARRIED M | 149 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 298 |
| POPULATION | 1,063 |
| ROOT BU | 56 |
| SINGLE F | 335 |
| SINGLE M | 399 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 734 |
| TUR BU | 9,951 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grande-rivi-re-qc172004-1871/.