Grenville, Quebec (1881 census)
Grenville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,844. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.711°N, 74.659°W.
Population
In 1881, Grenville had a population of 1,844: 946 male and 898 female residents. Population density was 14.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grenville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 320 |
| Number of families | 320 |
| Number of females | 898 |
| Number of males | 946 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 539 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP TOT | 1,844 |
| Total population | 1,844 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 594 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 652 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,246 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 310 |
| Number of occupied houses | 314 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,697 |
| Acres of potatoes | 320 |
| Acres of wheat | 229 |
| BAR BU | 464 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 464 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,526 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,975 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,315 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,102 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,594 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,810 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,546 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 3,526 |
| CRN BU | 2,975 |
| HAY AC | 3,697 |
| HAY TONS | 3,034 |
| OAT BU | 44,315 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,102 |
| POT AC | 320 |
| POT BU | 29,594 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,034 |
| WHT AC | 229 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,810 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 594 |
| C UNMD M | 652 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,246 |
| D OCC | 314 |
| FEMALE | 898 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 310 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 946 |
| MD F | 269 |
| MD M | 270 |
| MD TOT | 539 |
| NUMBER CD | 96 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 248 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 3,546 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grenville-qc096005-1881/.