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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462931. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 458 |
| 1891 | 894 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 894 total population, 466 males, 428 females, 288 married persons, 156 families, 144 married females, 144 married males, 18 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 8 widowed females, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 588 single persons under 18, 312 single males under 18, 276 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 860 French Canadians, 34 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 153 houses, 153 houses built of wood, 153 occupied houses, 147 houses of 1 story, 47 houses of 1 room, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 39 houses of 2 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,985 pounds of homemade butter, 18,677 acres of land in farms, 12,245 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,183 bushels of oats, 6,655 bushels of potatoes, 6,432 acres of improved land in farms, 3,844 acres of farmland under crops, 2,606 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,546 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,459 acres of hay crops, 1,305 bushels of buckwheat, 1,290 chickens, 1,280 bushels of spring wheat, 1,238 bushels of peas, 1,103 tons of hay, 1,052 sheep, 857 acres of oats, 455 sheep slaughtered or sold, 356 bushels of turnips, 324 milk cows, 304 bushels of barley, 297 other cattle, 194 swine slaughtered or sold, 176 acres of wheat, 157 occupants of farms, 155 farm occupants who own their land, 154 swine, 153 oxen, 147 horses aged over 3 years, 108 cattle killed or sold, 94 bushels of rye, 85 acres of potatoes, 69 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 acres of barley, 32 bushels of corn, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 bushels of beans, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 geese, 3 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139006_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462931
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Martin,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Martin_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.