Grondines, Quebec (1861 census)
Grondines was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,562. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q985593. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.624°N, 72.069°W.
Population
In 1861, Grondines had a population of 1,562: 790 male and 772 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,468 |
| 1861 | 1,562 |
| 1871 | 1,503 |
| 1881 | 1,707 |
| 1891 | 1,431 |
| 1901 | 1,205 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Grondines shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,562 total population, 790 males, 772 females, Male members of the family who are present: 748, Female members of the family who are present: 746, 534 single males, 505 single females, 236 married males, 235 married females, 138 males attending school, 127 females attending school, 112 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 42, 42 adult females unable to read or write, 38 female births, 32 widowed females, 28 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 26, 20 widowed males, 6 lunatic females, 5 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 127 single males aged 10 to 15, 104 single females aged 10 to 15, 103 males aged 5 to 10, 92 females aged 5 to 10, 81 single males aged 15 to 20, 79 single females aged 15 to 20, 74 single males aged 20 to 30, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 married females aged 30 to 40, 55 married females aged 20 to 30, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 53 single females aged 20 to 30, 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 30 to 40, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 34 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 single females aged 30 to 40, 23 females age 3 to 4, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 22 males aged 2 to 3, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,562 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $271,917 value farms (dollars), 45,105 bushels of oats, $41,751 value all livestock, $29,887 value farm implements in dollars, 25,438 pounds of homemade butter, 24,323 pounds of maple sugar, 20,739 acres of land in farms, $17,523 value horses aged over 3 years, 14,339 bushels of potatoes, 12,146 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,593 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,877 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,721 acres of farmland under crops, 3,924 bushels of spring wheat, 3,815 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,708 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,958 bushels of buckwheat, 2,753 acres of oats, $2,000 value garden and orchard crops, 1,709 sheep, 1,571 tons of hay, 1,059 bushels of peas, 833 bushels of barley, 744 bulls, oxen, or steers, 611 calves and heifers, 503 barrels of pork, 424 swine, 303 milk cows, 301 acres of spring wheat, 269 horses aged over 3 years, 194 acres of buckwheat, 152 occupants of farms, 139 acres of potatoes, 124 barrels of beef, 104 bushels of corn, 103 acres of peas, 99 bushels of rye, 64 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 57 acres of farmland in gardens, 53 acres of barley, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 8 acres of corn, 8 acres of rye, 6 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,494 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,996 yards of linen, 2,873 yards of flannel, 2,414 yards of fulled cloth, 431 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC181005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q985593
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschambault-Grondines
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschambault-Grondines
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Grondines, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grondines-qc041004-1861/.