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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243234. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,844 |
| 1891 | 2,183 |
| 1901 | 2,404 |
| 1911 | 1,808 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,844 total population, 946 males, 898 females, 539 married persons, 320 families, 270 married males, 269 married females, 59 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,246 single persons under 18, 652 single males under 18, 594 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 314 occupied houses, 310 inhabited houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 44,315 bushels of oats, 29,594 bushels of potatoes, 3,697 acres of hay crops, 3,546 bushels of turnips, 3,526 bushels of buckwheat, 3,034 tons of hay, 2,975 bushels of corn, 2,102 bushels of peas and beans, 1,810 bushels of spring wheat, 464 bushels of barley, 320 acres of potatoes, 248 bushels of other root crops, 229 acres of wheat, 12 bushels of rye, 10 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,845 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243234
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/.