Grondines, Quebec (1891 census)
Grondines was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.624°N, 72.069°W.
Population
In 1891, Grondines had a population of 1,431: 690 male and 741 female residents. Population density was 52.0 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1911 | 1,111 |
| 1921 | 626 |
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, Grondines shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 237 |
| Number of families | 237 |
| Number of females | 741 |
| Number of males | 690 |
| Number of married females | 218 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 437 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 741 |
| POP M | 690 |
| POP TOT | 1,431 |
| Total population | 1,431 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 921 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,430 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 32 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 164 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 182 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 123 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 256 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,558 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,044 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,480 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,454 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,294 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,338 |
| Acres of oats | 1,850 |
| Acres of potatoes | 81 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 71 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 839 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 839 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,646 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,814 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 623 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,466 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 689 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,077 |
| BWT BU | 3,646 |
| CRN BU | 266 |
| HAY AC | 2,454 |
| HAY TONS | 2,707 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 236 |
| Number of chickens | 2,029 |
| Number of ducks | 97 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 183 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 102 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 244 |
| Number of milk cows | 676 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 209 |
| Number of other cattle | 609 |
| Number of other fowl | 114 |
| Number of oxen | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 84 |
| Number of sheep | 1,540 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 920 |
| Number of swine | 226 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 377 |
| OAT AC | 1,850 |
| OAT BU | 27,814 |
| PEA BU | 623 |
| POT AC | 81 |
| POT BU | 10,466 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 149 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,251 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,723 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,707 |
| WHT AC | 71 |
| WHT SP BU | 689 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 177 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,723 |
| CATTLE KS | 236 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 476 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 445 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 921 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 149 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 102 |
| DUCKS | 97 |
| FAMILIES | 237 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,251 |
| FRN CA | 1,430 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,029 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 244 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 182 |
| HOUSES S | 32 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 123 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 164 |
| INF 11 A | 84 |
| MD FEM | 218 |
| MD MALE | 219 |
| MD TOT | 437 |
| MILK COWS | 676 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 183 |
| OC TOT | 209 |
| OTHER FOWL | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 609 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,540 |
| SHEEP KS | 920 |
| SUP AM | 11,294 |
| SUP FOR | 6,044 |
| SUP JV | 256 |
| SUP PAT | 3,558 |
| SUP SC | 7,480 |
| SUP TOT | 17,338 |
| SWINE | 226 |
| SWINE KS | 377 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 200 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 4,077 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
| WORKING OX | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080004— 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 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). "Grondines, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grondines-qc178005-1891/.