St. Germain de Grantham, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Germain de Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,000. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.828°N, 72.637°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Germain de Grantham had a population of 2,000: 1,048 male and 952 female residents. Population density was 26.0 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 Grantham, 1861 (62.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Germain de Grantham, 1881 (76.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Germain de Grantham shared boundaries with:
- Grantham
- St. Bonaventure d'Upton
- St. Ephrem
- St. Guillaume d'Upton
- St. Hugues
- St. Théodore d'Acton
- Wickham
- Wickham W-O
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 329 |
| Number of females | 952 |
| Number of males | 1,048 |
| Number of married females | 301 |
| Number of married males | 302 |
| Number of married persons | 603 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 2,000 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 730 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,358 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 306 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 315 |
| BWT BU | 4,174 |
| CRN BU | 544 |
| HAY AC | 1,558 |
| HAY TONS | 1,947 |
| OAT BU | 27,268 |
| PEA BU | 1,826 |
| POT AC | 199 |
| POT BU | 26,289 |
| RYE BU | 52 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,907 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 645 |
| AREA | 47,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 73 |
| CD | 136 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 329 |
| FEMALE | 952 |
| GRA BU | 70 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 306 |
| INHABITED | 306 |
| MALE | 1,048 |
| MARRIED F | 301 |
| MARRIED M | 302 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 603 |
| POPULATION | 2,000 |
| ROOT BU | 536 |
| SINGLE F | 628 |
| SINGLE M | 730 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,358 |
| TUR BU | 475 |
| UNINHABITED | 39 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC136003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-germain-de-grantham-qc136003-1871/.