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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q985593. 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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Grondines shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,431 total population, 741 females, 690 males, 437 married persons, 237 families, 219 married males, 218 married females, 73 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 921 single persons under 18, 476 single females under 18, 445 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,430 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 200 houses, 200 occupied houses, 182 houses of 1 story, 164 houses built of wood, 123 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 32 houses built of stone, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,723 pounds of homemade butter, 27,814 bushels of oats, 17,338 acres of land in farms, 11,294 acres of improved land in farms, 10,466 bushels of potatoes, 7,480 acres of farmland under crops, 6,044 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,251 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,077 bushels of turnips, 3,646 bushels of buckwheat, 3,558 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,707 tons of hay, 2,454 acres of hay crops, 2,029 chickens, 1,850 acres of oats, 1,540 sheep, 920 sheep slaughtered or sold, 839 bushels of barley, 689 bushels of spring wheat, 676 milk cows, 623 bushels of peas, 609 other cattle, 377 swine slaughtered or sold, 266 bushels of corn, 256 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 244 horses aged over 3 years, 236 cattle killed or sold, 226 swine, 209 occupants of farms, 183 farm occupants who own their land, 177 bushels of beans, 149 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 114 other fowl, 102 horses aged 3 years and under, 97 ducks, 84 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 81 acres of potatoes, 71 acres of wheat, 59 acres of barley, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 oxen, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 acres of turnips, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178005— 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 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/.