Grantham, Quebec (1861–1921)

Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q63243231, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 2,395 in 1861 to 1,581 in 1921).

Historical lineage

Descendant places

• later split into St. Germain in 1871
• later split into Drummondville, Town—Ville in 1881
• later split into St. Majorique de Grantham in 1911

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC054003_1911 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: Q63243231

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.