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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138660423. 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 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Grande Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,063 total population, 558 males, 505 females, 298 married persons, 185 families, 149 married females, 149 married males, 31 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 734 single persons under 18, 399 single males under 18, 335 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 136 inhabited houses, 136 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 51,840 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172004— 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 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/.