Grantham, Quebec (1881 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.908°N, 72.557°W.
Population
In 1881, Grantham had a population of 683: 343 male and 340 female residents. Population density was 14.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,401 |
| 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 133 |
| Number of families | 133 |
| Number of females | 340 |
| Number of males | 343 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 227 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 683 |
| Total population | 683 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 439 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 118 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 749 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 121 |
| BAR BU | 185 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,810 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,119 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 286 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 934 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,282 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 986 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 514 |
| BWT BU | 1,810 |
| CRN BU | 317 |
| HAY AC | 749 |
| HAY TONS | 1,109 |
| OAT BU | 14,119 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 934 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 5,282 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,109 |
| WHT AC | 121 |
| WHT SP BU | 986 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 215 |
| C UNMD M | 224 |
| C UNMD TOT | 439 |
| D OCC | 119 |
| FEMALE | 340 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 118 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 343 |
| MD F | 115 |
| MD M | 112 |
| MD TOT | 227 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 286 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 514 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grantham-qc052006-1881/.