St. Germain de Grantham, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Germain de Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,661. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.832°N, 72.617°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Germain de Grantham had a population of 2,661: 1,351 male and 1,310 female residents. Population density was 45.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,550 |
| 1871 | 2,000 |
| 1881 | 2,661 |
| 1891 | 3,065 |
| 1901 | 2,573 |
| 1911 | 2,181 |
| 1921 | 1,763 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Germain de Grantham, 1871 (76.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Germain de Grantham shared boundaries with:
- Grantham
- St. Bonaventure d'Upton
- St. Ephrem d'Upton
- St. Eugène de Grantham
- St. Guillaume d'Upton
- St. Théodore d'Acton
- Wickham
- Wickham W-O
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 464 |
| Number of families | 464 |
| Number of females | 1,310 |
| Number of males | 1,351 |
| Number of married females | 443 |
| Number of married males | 443 |
| Number of married persons | 886 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP TOT | 2,661 |
| Total population | 2,661 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 840 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 883 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,723 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 412 |
| Number of occupied houses | 412 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,003 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of wheat | 524 |
| BAR BU | 1,474 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,474 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,674 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,013 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 57,974 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,021 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,485 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,347 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,859 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,096 |
| BWT BU | 4,674 |
| CRN BU | 1,013 |
| HAY AC | 2,003 |
| HAY TONS | 2,132 |
| OAT BU | 57,974 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,485 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 13,347 |
| RYE BU | 26 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,132 |
| WHT AC | 524 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,859 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 840 |
| C UNMD M | 883 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,723 |
| D OCC | 412 |
| FEMALE | 1,310 |
| GRA BU | 261 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 412 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,351 |
| MD F | 443 |
| MD M | 443 |
| MD TOT | 886 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,021 |
| TUR BU | 1,096 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054010_1861— 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 1881 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. Germain de Grantham, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-germain-de-grantham-qc052005-1881/.