St. Germain de Grantham, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Germain de Grantham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,065. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138066885. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.832°N, 72.617°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Germain de Grantham had a population of 3,065: 1,544 male and 1,521 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Germain de Grantham, 1901 (90.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Germain de Grantham shared boundaries with:
- Grantham
- St. Bonaventure
- St. Ephrem d'Upton
- St. Eugène de Grantham
- St. Guillaume, VL
- St. Théodore
- Wickham
- Wickham W-O
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,065 total population, 1,544 males, 1,521 females, 1,004 married persons, 538 families, 502 married females, 502 married males, 85 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,976 single persons under 18, 1,001 single males under 18, 975 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,010 French Canadians, 55 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 471 houses, 471 occupied houses, 468 houses built of wood, 256 houses of 1 story, 215 houses of 2 stories, 127 houses of 4 rooms, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 74 houses of 5 rooms, 70 houses of 3 rooms, 68 uninhabited houses, 65 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 54,987 bushels of oats, 39,372 pounds of homemade butter, 36,718 acres of land in farms, 22,046 bushels of potatoes, 20,390 acres of improved land in farms, 16,328 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,335 acres of farmland under crops, 9,503 chickens, 9,457 bushels of buckwheat, 7,532 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,913 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,679 acres of hay crops, 4,638 tons of hay, 4,451 bushels of peas, 4,437 bushels of spring wheat, 4,297 acres of oats, 3,298 bushels of barley, 2,861 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,774 sheep, 1,427 swine, 1,371 milk cows, 1,326 bushels of turnips, 1,198 bushels of corn, 1,004 other cattle, 782 swine slaughtered or sold, 717 horses aged over 3 years, 509 occupants of farms, 505 acres of wheat, 492 cattle killed or sold, 433 farm occupants who own their land, 339 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 316 acres of potatoes, 256 turkeys, 249 bushels of beans, 241 acres of barley, 218 geese, 206 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 196 horses aged 3 years and under, 196 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 190 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 142 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 135 bushels of rye, 109 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 104 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 86 oxen, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 farm occupants who rent their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 50, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms, 1 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054010_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138066885
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. Germain de Grantham, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-germain-de-grantham-qc153020-1891/.