St. Martin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Martin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,613. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.563°N, 73.744°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Martin had a population of 2,613: 1,356 male and 1,257 female residents. Population density was 112.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,764 |
| 1861 | 4,093 |
| 1871 | 2,747 |
| 1881 | 2,613 |
| 1891 | 2,678 |
| 1901 | 2,331 |
| 1911 | 2,527 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Martin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 507 |
| Number of families | 507 |
| Number of females | 1,257 |
| Number of males | 1,356 |
| Number of married females | 430 |
| Number of married males | 429 |
| Number of married persons | 859 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP TOT | 2,613 |
| Total population | 2,613 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 779 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 891 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,670 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 473 |
| Number of occupied houses | 473 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,923 |
| Acres of potatoes | 864 |
| Acres of wheat | 360 |
| BAR BU | 4,104 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,409 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,483 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,582 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 22,220 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,881 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 129,171 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,055 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,781 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| BWT BU | 5,409 |
| CRN BU | 2,483 |
| HAY AC | 1,923 |
| HAY TONS | 2,293 |
| OAT BU | 53,582 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,881 |
| POT AC | 864 |
| POT BU | 129,171 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,293 |
| WHT AC | 360 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,055 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 779 |
| C UNMD M | 891 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,670 |
| D OCC | 473 |
| FEMALE | 1,257 |
| GRA BU | 75 |
| H INHAB | 473 |
| H UNINH | 37 |
| MALE | 1,356 |
| MD F | 430 |
| MD M | 429 |
| MD TOT | 859 |
| NUMBER CD | 93 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 22,220 |
| TUR BU | 1,781 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168008— 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. Martin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-martin-qc093004-1881/.