Grantham, Quebec (1891 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.908°N, 72.557°W.
Population
In 1891, Grantham had a population of 911: 463 male and 448 female residents. Population density was 19.7 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 448 |
| Number of males | 463 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 448 |
| POP M | 463 |
| POP TOT | 911 |
| Total population | 911 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 583 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 820 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 91 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 147 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,267 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,399 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,838 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,393 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,146 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,545 |
| Acres of oats | 1,234 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 164 |
| BAR AC | 78 |
| BAR BU | 944 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 944 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,257 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 346 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,749 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,350 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,363 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,293 |
| BWT BU | 2,257 |
| CRN BU | 346 |
| HAY AC | 2,393 |
| HAY TONS | 2,047 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 85 |
| Number of chickens | 1,709 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 141 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 85 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 241 |
| Number of milk cows | 396 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 148 |
| Number of other cattle | 282 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 803 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 343 |
| Number of swine | 433 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 218 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 1,234 |
| OAT BU | 15,749 |
| PEA BU | 519 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 11,350 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,977 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,077 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,047 |
| WHT AC | 164 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,363 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 77 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,077 |
| CATTLE KS | 85 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 281 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 583 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,977 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 85 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 820 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 66 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,709 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 241 |
| HOUSES | 147 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 150 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 300 |
| MILK COWS | 396 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 141 |
| OC TOT | 148 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 282 |
| OTHERS | 91 |
| SHEEP | 803 |
| SHEEP KS | 343 |
| SUP AM | 7,146 |
| SUP FOR | 7,399 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 2,267 |
| SUP SC | 4,838 |
| SUP TOT | 14,545 |
| SWINE | 433 |
| SWINE KS | 218 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 1,293 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153007— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grantham-qc153007-1891/.