Grantham, Quebec (1861 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,395. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243231. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 72.606°W.
Population
In 1861, Grantham had a population of 2,395: 1,246 male and 1,149 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,395 |
| 1871 | 829 |
| 1881 | 683 |
| 1891 | 911 |
| 1901 | 1,017 |
| 1911 | 880 |
| 1921 | 1,581 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grantham, 1871 (37.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Germain, 1871 (62.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,395 total population, 1,246 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,163, 1,149 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,093, 817 single males, 791 single females, 415 married males, 336 married females, 259 adult males unable to read or write, 232 adult females unable to read or write, 185 males attending school, 176 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 83, Females present who are not members of the family: 56, 35 female births, 35 male births, 22 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 3 blind females, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 177 single males aged 20 to 30, 175 females aged 5 to 10, 170 single males aged 15 to 20, 156 single females aged 15 to 20, 154 single males aged 10 to 15, 150 single females aged 10 to 15, 106 single females aged 20 to 30, 100 males aged 5 to 10, 93 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 married males aged 30 to 40, 89 married females aged 40 to 50, 86 married males aged 60 to 70, 83 married females aged 30 to 40, 72 married females aged 20 to 30, 60 married males aged 50 to 60, 51 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 single males aged 30 to 40, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 males of unknown age, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 35 females aged 4 to 5, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 31 single females aged 30 to 40, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 28 females age 3 to 4, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 females aged 1 to 2, 16 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 married males aged 80 to 90, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 females of unknown age, 11 married males aged 15 to 20, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,945 French Canadians, 325 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 51 persons originating in Ireland, 30 persons originating in the United States, 25 persons originating in England or Wales, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $338,714 value farms (dollars), $45,120 value all livestock, 32,628 bushels of potatoes, 30,843 acres of land in farms, 25,237 bushels of oats, 23,465 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,586 pounds of homemade butter, $22,005 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,337 pounds of maple sugar, $12,732 value farm implements in dollars, 9,662 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 7,458 bushels of spring wheat, 7,378 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,433 bushels of turnips, 5,287 bushels of buckwheat, 4,766 acres of farmland under crops, 3,023 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,568 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,528 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,261 bushels of peas, 1,736 acres of oats, 1,263 sheep, $877 value garden and orchard crops, 803 tons of hay, 702 acres of spring wheat, 679 bushels of barley, 589 milk cows, 568 bushels of rye, 481 bulls, oxen, or steers, 469 swine, 413 acres of buckwheat, 370 horses aged over 3 years, 332 barrels of pork, 326 acres of potatoes, 323 occupants of farms, 299 calves and heifers, 241 acres of peas, 226 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 147 bushels of corn, 142 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 121 bushels of carrots, 121 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 94 acres of rye, 84 acres of farmland in gardens, 84 horses aged 3 years and under, 82 barrels of beef, 50 acres of barley, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 acres of turnips, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of mangel wurtzel, 17 pounds of hops, 13 acres of corn, 13 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,201 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,651 yards of linen, 2,903 yards of flannel, 1,772 yards of fulled cloth, $778 value carriages for hire (dollars), 332 carriages for pleasure, 24 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 5 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC018002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054003_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243231
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Grantham, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grantham-qc018002-1861/.