Grantham, Quebec (1891 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 911. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243231. 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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 911 total population, 463 males, 448 females, 300 married persons, 164 families, 150 married females, 150 married males, 28 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 583 single persons under 18, 302 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 820 French Canadians, 91 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 occupied houses, 147 houses, 146 houses built of wood, 143 houses of 1 story, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 30 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 1 room, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,077 pounds of homemade butter, 15,749 bushels of oats, 14,545 acres of land in farms, 11,350 bushels of potatoes, 7,399 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,146 acres of improved land in farms, 4,838 acres of farmland under crops, 2,393 acres of hay crops, 2,267 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,257 bushels of buckwheat, 2,047 tons of hay, 1,977 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,709 chickens, 1,363 bushels of spring wheat, 1,293 bushels of turnips, 1,234 acres of oats, 944 bushels of barley, 803 sheep, 519 bushels of peas, 433 swine, 396 milk cows, 346 bushels of corn, 343 sheep slaughtered or sold, 282 other cattle, 241 horses aged over 3 years, 218 swine slaughtered or sold, 164 acres of wheat, 148 occupants of farms, 141 farm occupants who own their land, 125 acres of potatoes, 85 cattle killed or sold, 85 horses aged 3 years and under, 78 acres of barley, 77 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 69 bushels of beans, 66 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 turkeys, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 26 geese, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 oxen, 13 acres of turnips, 11 ducks, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153007— 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 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/.