Grenville, Quebec (1861 census)
Grenville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,178. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.711°N, 74.658°W.
Population
In 1861, Grenville had a population of 2,178: 1,119 male and 1,059 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,178 |
| 1871 | 2,223 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Grenville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,178 total population, 1,119 males, 1,059 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,058, Female members of the family who are present: 989, 783 single males, 710 single females, 309 married males, 308 married females, 94 adult males unable to read or write, 84 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 70, Males present who are not members of the family: 61, 44 female births, 41 widowed females, 40 male births, 29 males attending school, 27 females attending school, 27 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 163 single males aged 10 to 15, 160 females aged 5 to 10, 159 males aged 5 to 10, 143 single females aged 10 to 15, 136 single males aged 15 to 20, 122 single females aged 15 to 20, 119 single males aged 20 to 30, 93 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 single females aged 20 to 30, 79 married males aged 30 to 40, 74 married females aged 20 to 30, 69 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 51 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 married females aged 50 to 60, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 44 married males aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 60 to 70, 38 females age 3 to 4, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 31 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 females of unknown age, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,306 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 467 French Canadians, 235 persons originating in Ireland, 104 persons originating in Scotland, 54 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in France, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $142,219 value farms (dollars), 70,691 pounds of homemade butter, $67,866 value all livestock, 60,376 bushels of oats, 46,481 bushels of potatoes, 33,472 acres of land in farms, $26,637 value horses aged over 3 years, 21,465 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $13,280 value farm implements in dollars, 12,007 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,645 pounds of maple sugar, 6,550 acres of farmland under crops, 5,471 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,454 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,705 bushels of turnips, 2,957 bushels of peas, 2,505 acres of oats, 2,303 bushels of spring wheat, 1,988 tons of hay, 1,821 bushels of corn, 1,782 sheep, 1,546 bushels of barley, 1,239 bushels of buckwheat, 1,008 milk cows, 870 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 865 swine, 779 calves and heifers, 661 bushels of rye, 556 barrels of pork, 540 bushels of carrots, 461 horses aged over 3 years, 419 acres of potatoes, 352 barrels of beef, 249 acres of peas, 233 occupants of farms, 200 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 197 bushels of winter wheat, 192 acres of spring wheat, 139 horses aged 3 years and under, 102 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 101 acres of barley, 91 acres of corn, 76 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 64 acres of buckwheat, 57 bulls, oxen, or steers, 55 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 acres of rye, 49 acres of turnips, 16 acres of winter wheat, $13 value garden and orchard crops, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,726 yards of flannel, 1,782 yards of fulled cloth, $1,653 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $60 value carriages for hire (dollars), 46 carriages for pleasure, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC002004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096001_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243234
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Grenville, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grenville-qc002004-1861/.