Ste. Gertrude, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Gertrude was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,030. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.263°N, 72.255°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Gertrude had a population of 2,030: 1,021 male and 1,009 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 was contained in Ste. Gertrude, 1871 (85.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Sylvère, 1891 (44.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Gertrude, 1891 (51.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Gertrude shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,030 total population, 1,021 males, 1,009 females, 640 married persons, 348 families, 320 married females, 320 married males, 57 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,333 single persons under 18, 676 single males under 18, 657 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 308 inhabited houses, 308 occupied houses, 50 uninhabited houses, 23 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,229 bushels of oats, 13,609 bushels of potatoes, 4,048 bushels of spring wheat, 3,706 bushels of peas and beans, 2,736 tons of hay, 2,066 acres of hay crops, 1,648 bushels of buckwheat, 1,182 bushels of barley, 650 acres of wheat, 444 bushels of corn, 395 bushels of rye, 365 bushels of turnips, 232 bushels of other root crops, 164 acres of potatoes, 85 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,030 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051016— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-gertrude-qc051016-1881/.