Grenville, Quebec (1891 census)
Grenville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,183. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.711°N, 74.659°W.
Population
In 1891, Grenville had a population of 2,183: 1,099 male and 1,084 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Grenville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,183 total population, 1,099 males, 1,084 females, 662 married persons, 364 families, 332 married females, 330 married males, 67 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,454 single persons under 18, 747 single males under 18, 707 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,457 persons who are not French Canadian, 726 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 363 houses, 363 occupied houses, 349 houses built of wood, 345 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses of 4 rooms, 68 houses of 2 rooms, 57 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 1 room, 18 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses built of brick, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 90,373 pounds of homemade butter, 53,185 bushels of oats, 41,515 acres of land in farms, 34,692 bushels of potatoes, 26,089 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,426 acres of improved land in farms, 10,389 acres of farmland under crops, 7,063 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,587 chickens, 5,745 acres of hay crops, 4,963 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,797 tons of hay, 3,337 acres of oats, 2,787 bushels of buckwheat, 2,628 bushels of spring wheat, 2,345 sheep, 2,273 bushels of corn, 1,832 bushels of peas, 1,558 milk cows, 1,087 other cattle, 1,035 swine, 954 sheep slaughtered or sold, 786 turkeys, 594 horses aged over 3 years, 587 swine slaughtered or sold, 313 acres of potatoes, 309 cattle killed or sold, 302 occupants of farms, 276 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 275 farm occupants who own their land, 264 bushels of barley, 242 bushels of turnips, 229 acres of wheat, 170 horses aged 3 years and under, 164 bushels of beans, 147 geese, 120 ducks, 95 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 67 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 44 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 acres of barley, 2 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grenville-qc137005-1891/.