Grondines, Quebec (1851 census)
Grondines was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,468. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q985593. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.624°N, 72.069°W.
Population
In 1851, Grondines had a population of 1,468: 731 male and 737 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Grondines shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 184 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,468 total population, 737 females, 731 males, Male members of the family who are present: 677, Female members of the family who are present: 672, 515 single males, 506 single females, 255 families, 215 married females, 208 married males, 104 males attending school, 100 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 65, Males present who are not members of the family: 54, 37 female births, 28 male births, 16 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 12, 8 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 5, 3 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 112 males aged 5 to 10, 110 females aged 5 to 10, 79 married males aged 30 to 40, 74 single males aged 10 to 15, 70 single females aged 20 to 30, 70 single males aged 15 to 20, 70 single males aged 20 to 30, 66 single females aged 15 to 20, 63 married females aged 30 to 40, 59 married females aged 20 to 30, 56 single females aged 10 to 15, 40 females under age 1, 38 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 females age 3 to 4, 37 males under age 1, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 36 married males aged 40 to 50, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 males of unknown age, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,466 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 275,485 tons of hay, 27,220 bushels of oats, 22,393 acres of land in farms, 21,661 pounds of maple sugar, 18,479 pounds of homemade butter, 14,483 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,676 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,910 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,849 bushels of potatoes, 6,211 bushels of wheat, 4,961 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,678 acres of farmland under crops, 3,120 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,916 sheep, 1,018 bushels of peas, 795 bushels of buckwheat, 693 acres of wheat, 664 milk cows, 519 calves and heifers, 449 swine, 438 pounds of tobacco, 428 barrels of pork, 326 horses, 204 bushels of barley, 191 occupants of farms, 183 bushels of corn, 177 acres of oats, 161 acres of buckwheat, 155 acres of peas, 132 bulls, oxen, or steers, 117 bushels of rye, 112 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 107 barrels of beef, 59 bushels of turnips, 58 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 56 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 acres of barley, 15 acres of rye, 9 bushels of carrots, 8 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 10,000 saw mill plants, 6,209 yards of linen, 4,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 3,388 yards of flannel, 2,592 yards of fulled cloth, $1,300 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $175 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 150 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 6 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 30,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 1,147 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 1 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068002— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grondines-qc068002-1851/.