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 density was 26.1 people per square mile.
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 Ste. Gertrude, 1891 (51.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Sylvère, 1891 (44.2% 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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 348 |
| Number of families | 348 |
| Number of females | 1,009 |
| Number of males | 1,021 |
| Number of married females | 320 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of married persons | 640 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP TOT | 2,030 |
| Total population | 2,030 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 657 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 676 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,333 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 23 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 308 |
| Number of occupied houses | 308 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,066 |
| Acres of potatoes | 164 |
| Acres of wheat | 650 |
| BAR BU | 1,182 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,182 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,648 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 444 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,229 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,706 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,609 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,048 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 365 |
| BWT BU | 1,648 |
| CRN BU | 444 |
| HAY AC | 2,066 |
| HAY TONS | 2,736 |
| OAT BU | 28,229 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,706 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 13,609 |
| RYE BU | 395 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,736 |
| WHT AC | 650 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,048 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 657 |
| C UNMD M | 676 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,333 |
| D OCC | 308 |
| FEMALE | 1,009 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| H CON | 23 |
| H INHAB | 308 |
| H UNINH | 50 |
| MALE | 1,021 |
| MD F | 320 |
| MD M | 320 |
| MD TOT | 640 |
| NUMBER CD | 51 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 232 |
| TUR BU | 365 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
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/.