Grantham, Quebec (1881 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 683. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243231. 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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 683 total population, 343 males, 340 females, 227 married persons, 133 families, 115 married females, 112 married males, 17 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 439 single persons under 18, 224 single males under 18, 215 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 119 occupied houses, 118 inhabited houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,119 bushels of oats, 5,282 bushels of potatoes, 1,810 bushels of buckwheat, 1,109 tons of hay, 986 bushels of spring wheat, 934 bushels of peas and beans, 749 acres of hay crops, 514 bushels of turnips, 317 bushels of corn, 286 bushels of other root crops, 185 bushels of barley, 121 acres of wheat, 63 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 683 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052006— 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 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/.