Grantham, Quebec (1911 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 880. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243231. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.886°N, 72.527°W.
Population
In 1911, Grantham had a population of 880: 451 male and 429 female residents. Population density was 19.9 people per square mile.
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).
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, 1901 (50.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 28,362 area in acres, 880 total population, 451 males in the population, 429 females in the population, 293 single (never-married) males, 278 single (never-married) females, 145 families, 145 married males, 142 married females, 44.32 area in square miles, 19.86 population per square mile, 13 widowed males, 9 widowed females. 1,017 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 809 persons of French origin, 53 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 827 Roman Catholics, 51 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 144 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grantham-qc158007-1911/.