Grantham, Quebec (1871 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 829. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.908°N, 72.556°W.
Population
In 1871, Grantham had a population of 829: 413 male and 416 female residents. Population density was 17.7 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Grantham, 1861 (37.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Drummondville, Town—Ville, 1881 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 146 |
| Number of females | 416 |
| Number of males | 413 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 258 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| Total population | 829 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 265 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 541 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 141 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 45 |
| BWT BU | 1,858 |
| CRN BU | 261 |
| HAY AC | 771 |
| HAY TONS | 576 |
| OAT BU | 12,089 |
| PEA BU | 749 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 15,174 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,460 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,868 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 221 |
| AREA | 28,460 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| CD | 136 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 146 |
| FEMALE | 416 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 141 |
| INHABITED | 141 |
| MALE | 413 |
| MARRIED F | 128 |
| MARRIED M | 130 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 258 |
| POPULATION | 829 |
| ROOT BU | 309 |
| SINGLE F | 265 |
| SINGLE M | 276 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 541 |
| TUR BU | 603 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC136004— 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 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). "Grantham, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grantham-qc136004-1871/.