St. Eugène de Grantham, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Eugène de Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,049. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.810°N, 72.709°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Eugène de Grantham had a population of 1,049: 536 male and 513 female residents. Population density was 40.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 520 |
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 824 |
| 1911 | 1,120 |
| 1921 | 1,135 |
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, St. Eugène de Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 193 |
| Number of families | 193 |
| Number of females | 513 |
| Number of males | 536 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 356 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 513 |
| POP M | 536 |
| POP TOT | 1,049 |
| Total population | 1,049 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 352 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 667 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,013 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 36 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 19 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,289 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,542 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,877 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,235 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,174 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,716 |
| Acres of oats | 938 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 78 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 335 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,116 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,593 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 408 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,673 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 534 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 137 |
| BWT BU | 1,116 |
| CRN BU | 327 |
| HAY AC | 1,235 |
| HAY TONS | 808 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 112 |
| Number of chickens | 2,041 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 161 |
| Number of milk cows | 281 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 202 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 342 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 136 |
| Number of swine | 326 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 192 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 938 |
| OAT BU | 10,593 |
| PEA BU | 408 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 4,673 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 251 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 789 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,888 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 808 |
| WHT AC | 78 |
| WHT SP BU | 534 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 51 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,888 |
| CATTLE KS | 112 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 352 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 667 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 251 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| FAMILIES | 193 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 789 |
| FRN CA | 1,013 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,041 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 161 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 178 |
| MD MALE | 178 |
| MD TOT | 356 |
| MILK COWS | 281 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 154 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 202 |
| OTHERS | 36 |
| SHEEP | 342 |
| SHEEP KS | 136 |
| SUP AM | 4,174 |
| SUP FOR | 6,542 |
| SUP JV | 8 |
| SUP PAT | 1,289 |
| SUP SC | 2,877 |
| SUP TOT | 10,716 |
| SWINE | 326 |
| SWINE KS | 192 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 137 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054009_1881— 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). "St. Eugène de Grantham, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eug-ne-de-grantham-qc153019-1891/.