St. Martin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Martin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.563°N, 73.744°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Martin had a population of 2,678: 1,342 male and 1,336 female residents. Population density was 115.0 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Martin vl, 1901 (4.3% 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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 522 |
| Number of families | 522 |
| Number of females | 1,336 |
| Number of males | 1,342 |
| Number of married females | 457 |
| Number of married males | 457 |
| Number of married persons | 914 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP F | 1,336 |
| POP M | 1,342 |
| POP TOT | 2,678 |
| Total population | 2,678 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 821 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 854 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,675 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,663 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 15 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 518 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 23 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 74 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 421 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 489 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 150 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 518 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 346 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 211 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,642 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,329 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,784 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,577 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,637 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,966 |
| Acres of oats | 2,655 |
| Acres of potatoes | 793 |
| Acres of turnips | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 159 |
| BAR AC | 346 |
| BAR BU | 5,845 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,845 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 653 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,828 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,134 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,582 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,518 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 69,180 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,421 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,956 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 6,828 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| CRN BU | 9,134 |
| HAY AC | 3,577 |
| HAY TONS | 4,714 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 133 |
| Number of chickens | 8,327 |
| Number of ducks | 140 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 389 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 48 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 241 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 688 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,096 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 445 |
| Number of other cattle | 478 |
| Number of other fowl | 193 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 246 |
| Number of sheep | 202 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 92 |
| Number of swine | 1,054 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 883 |
| Number of turkeys | 437 |
| OAT AC | 2,655 |
| OAT BU | 31,582 |
| PEA BU | 3,518 |
| POT AC | 793 |
| POT BU | 69,180 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 792 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 227 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 118,527 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,714 |
| WHT AC | 159 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,421 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 653 |
| BUTTER LB | 118,527 |
| CATTLE KS | 133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 821 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 854 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,675 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 792 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 241 |
| DUCKS | 140 |
| FAMILIES | 522 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 227 |
| FRN CA | 2,663 |
| GEESE | 48 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,327 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 688 |
| HOUSES | 518 |
| HOUSES B | 23 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 112 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 489 |
| HOUSES S | 74 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 150 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 89 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 421 |
| INF 11 A | 246 |
| MD FEM | 457 |
| MD MALE | 457 |
| MD TOT | 914 |
| MILK COWS | 1,096 |
| NAME CD | Laval |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 389 |
| OC TOT | 445 |
| OTHER FOWL | 193 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 478 |
| OTHERS | 15 |
| SHEEP | 202 |
| SHEEP KS | 92 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 14,637 |
| SUP FOR | 2,329 |
| SUP JV | 211 |
| SUP PAT | 5,642 |
| SUP SC | 8,784 |
| SUP TOT | 16,966 |
| SWINE | 1,054 |
| SWINE KS | 883 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 518 |
| TUR AC | 61 |
| TUR BU | 11,956 |
| TURKEY | 437 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163003— 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 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-qc163003-1891/.