Grindstone Island, Quebec (1871 census)
Grindstone Island was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,052. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.382°N, 61.904°W.
Population
In 1871, Grindstone Island had a population of 1,052: 535 male and 517 female residents. Population density was 42.9 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Magdalen Islands, 1861 (25.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Grindstone Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 517 |
| Number of males | 535 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 370 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 1,052 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 303 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 648 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 181 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 890 |
| HAY AC | 857 |
| HAY TONS | 766 |
| OAT BU | 3,723 |
| POT AC | 206 |
| POT BU | 19,199 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,601 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 97 |
| AREA | 13,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| CD | 173 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| FEMALE | 517 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 182 |
| INHABITED | 181 |
| MALE | 535 |
| MARRIED F | 185 |
| MARRIED M | 185 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 370 |
| POPULATION | 1,052 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 303 |
| SINGLE M | 345 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 648 |
| TUR BU | 4,995 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173002— 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). "Grindstone Island, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grindstone-island-qc173002-1871/.