St. Martin, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Martin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.563°N, 73.744°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Martin had a population of 2,747: 1,373 male and 1,374 female residents. Population density was 118.0 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).
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. Martin, 1861 (70.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Martin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 501 |
| Number of females | 1,374 |
| Number of males | 1,373 |
| Number of married females | 426 |
| Number of married males | 426 |
| Number of married persons | 852 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| Total population | 2,747 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 893 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 903 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,796 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 458 |
| Number of occupied houses | 459 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,802 |
| BWT BU | 5,082 |
| CRN BU | 1,667 |
| HAY AC | 1,967 |
| HAY TONS | 2,108 |
| OAT BU | 35,367 |
| PEA BU | 7,713 |
| POT AC | 663 |
| POT BU | 110,111 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,660 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,927 |
| WHT WTR BU | 109 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 432 |
| AREA | 14,660 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 533 |
| CD | 98 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 501 |
| FEMALE | 1,374 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 459 |
| INHABITED | 458 |
| MALE | 1,373 |
| MARRIED F | 426 |
| MARRIED M | 426 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 852 |
| POPULATION | 2,747 |
| ROOT BU | 1,093 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 893 |
| SINGLE M | 903 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,796 |
| TUR BU | 32 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098004— 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 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. Martin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-martin-qc098004-1871/.