Ste. Gertrude, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Gertrude was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,421. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.267°N, 72.242°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Gertrude had a population of 1,421: 687 male and 734 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,105 |
| 1861 | 1,421 |
| 1871 | 1,552 |
| 1881 | 2,030 |
| 1891 | 1,748 |
| 1901 | 1,752 |
| 1911 | 1,474 |
| 1921 | 1,372 |
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 contained Ste. Gertrude, 1851 (10.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Gertrude shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 137 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,421 total population, 734 females, Female members of the family who are present: 706, 687 males, Male members of the family who are present: 655, 527 single females, 464 single males, 208 married males, 196 married females, 105 females attending school, 103 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, Females present who are not members of the family: 28, 27 female births, 20 male births, 15 widowed males, 11 widowed females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 adult females unable to read or write, 1 adult males unable to read or write, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 130 females aged 5 to 10, 103 males aged 5 to 10, 100 single males aged 10 to 15, 99 single females aged 10 to 15, 83 single females aged 15 to 20, 70 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 single males aged 15 to 20, 62 married males aged 30 to 40, 58 single females aged 20 to 30, 53 married females aged 20 to 30, 52 married males aged 40 to 50, 50 single males aged 20 to 30, 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 42 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 28 females aged 1 to 2, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 28 males aged 4 to 5, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 females age 3 to 4, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,418 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $208,520 value farms (dollars), $27,913 value all livestock, 20,114 bushels of oats, 18,109 acres of land in farms, 15,357 pounds of maple sugar, 15,042 bushels of potatoes, 13,395 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $12,708 value horses aged over 3 years, $10,374 value farm implements in dollars, 7,561 pounds of homemade butter, 6,259 bushels of spring wheat, 4,878 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,714 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,771 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,657 acres of farmland under crops, 2,596 bushels of peas, 2,384 bushels of buckwheat, 2,057 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,395 bushels of rye, 1,092 bushels of barley, 999 sheep, 967 acres of oats, 576 tons of hay, 534 acres of spring wheat, 509 bulls, oxen, or steers, 433 milk cows, 378 calves and heifers, 364 swine, 245 acres of peas, 198 horses aged over 3 years, 195 occupants of farms, 183 barrels of pork, 170 acres of buckwheat, 156 acres of potatoes, 121 acres of rye, 113 barrels of beef, 86 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 77 acres of barley, $57 value garden and orchard crops, 49 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 bushels of corn, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,727 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,784 yards of linen, 2,120 yards of flannel, 1,530 yards of fulled cloth, 307 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913007
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Ste. Gertrude, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-gertrude-qc038006-1861/.