Grenville, Quebec (1871 census)
Grenville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,223. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.711°N, 74.658°W.
Population
In 1871, Grenville had a population of 2,223: 1,122 male and 1,101 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grenville, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Grenville shared boundaries with:
- Chatham
- Harrington, Arundel, De Salaberry, Grandison
- Notre Dame de Bonsecours
- Wentworth, Montcalm, Wolfe
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,223 total population, 1,122 males, 1,101 females, 615 married persons, 351 families, 308 married males, 307 married females, 62 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,546 single persons under 18, 787 single males under 18, 759 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 349 inhabited houses, 349 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 17 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 83,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096001— 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 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). "Grenville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grenville-qc096001-1871/.