St. Martin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Martin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.978°N, 70.643°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Martin had a population of 894: 466 male and 428 female residents. Population density was 10.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 458 |
| 1891 | 894 |
| 1901 | 959 |
| 1911 | 1,426 |
| 1921 | 1,813 |
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. Martin, 1901 (92.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Martin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 428 |
| Number of males | 466 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 288 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 428 |
| POP M | 466 |
| POP TOT | 894 |
| Total population | 894 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 588 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 860 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 34 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 153 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 153 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 47 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,546 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,245 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,844 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,459 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,432 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,677 |
| Acres of oats | 857 |
| Acres of potatoes | 85 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 176 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 304 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,305 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,183 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,238 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,655 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,280 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 356 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 1,305 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 2,459 |
| HAY TONS | 1,103 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 108 |
| Number of chickens | 1,290 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 155 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 147 |
| Number of milk cows | 324 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 157 |
| Number of other cattle | 297 |
| Number of oxen | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 1,052 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 455 |
| Number of swine | 154 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 194 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 857 |
| OAT BU | 11,183 |
| PEA BU | 1,238 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 6,655 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,606 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,985 |
| RYE BU | 94 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,103 |
| WHT AC | 176 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,280 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,985 |
| CATTLE KS | 108 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 276 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 312 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 588 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,606 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 860 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,290 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 147 |
| HOUSES | 153 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 153 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 144 |
| MD MALE | 144 |
| MD TOT | 288 |
| MILK COWS | 324 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 155 |
| OC TOT | 157 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 297 |
| OTHERS | 34 |
| SHEEP | 1,052 |
| SHEEP KS | 455 |
| SUP AM | 6,432 |
| SUP FOR | 12,245 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 2,546 |
| SUP SC | 3,844 |
| SUP TOT | 18,677 |
| SWINE | 154 |
| SWINE KS | 194 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 153 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 356 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 153 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040016— 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 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. Martin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-martin-qc139006-1891/.