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 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 density was 17.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,992 |
| 1861 | 2,178 |
| 1871 | 2,223 |
| 1881 | 1,844 |
| 1891 | 2,183 |
| 1901 | 2,404 |
| 1911 | 1,808 |
| 1921 | 1,624 |
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 351 |
| Number of females | 1,101 |
| Number of males | 1,122 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 308 |
| Number of married persons | 615 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| Total population | 2,223 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 759 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 787 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,546 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 349 |
| Number of occupied houses | 349 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 202 |
| BWT BU | 1,269 |
| CRN BU | 2,951 |
| HAY AC | 3,492 |
| HAY TONS | 2,798 |
| OAT BU | 33,024 |
| PEA BU | 1,723 |
| POT AC | 351 |
| POT BU | 46,282 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 83,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,955 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 270 |
| AREA | 83,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| BEN BU | 97 |
| CD | 96 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 351 |
| FEMALE | 1,101 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 349 |
| INHABITED | 349 |
| MALE | 1,122 |
| MARRIED F | 307 |
| MARRIED M | 308 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 615 |
| POPULATION | 2,223 |
| ROOT BU | 49 |
| SINGLE F | 759 |
| SINGLE M | 787 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,546 |
| TUR BU | 420 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037004— 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 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/.