Ste. Gertrude, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Gertrude was a census subdivision in Nicolet County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,105. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.311°N, 72.298°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Gertrude had a population of 1,105: 540 male and 565 female residents. Population density was 112.4 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Gertrude, 1861 (10.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ste. Gertrude shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 301 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 161 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 4 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 545 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 20 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 518 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 29 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 22 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 33 |
| Number of females | 565 |
| Number of females attending school | 102 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 25 |
| Number of males | 540 |
| Number of males attending school | 84 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of single females | 392 |
| Number of single males | 371 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP | 1,105 |
| POP FX N.1 | 565 |
| POP MX N.1 | 540 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,105 |
| Total population | 1,105 |
Age structure (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 26 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 24 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 82 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 33 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 37 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 78 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 23 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 51 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 50 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 39 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 29 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 65 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 32 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 68 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 66 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 28 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 67 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 58 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 34 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,069 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 22 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 2 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 98 |
| Acres of corn | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,358 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,639 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,804 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 3,162 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,801 |
| Acres of oats | 611 |
| Acres of peas | 131 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of rye | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 445 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 109 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 25 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 129 |
| BEEF BAR | 25 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 721 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,745 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 900 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,227 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 3,255 |
| BWT AC | 98 |
| BWT BU | 721 |
| CRN AC | 14 |
| CRN BU | 151 |
| HAY TONS | 95,194 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 65 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 233 |
| Number of horses | 183 |
| Number of milk cows | 373 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 984 |
| Number of swine | 271 |
| OAT AC | 611 |
| OAT BU | 9,745 |
| PEA AC | 131 |
| PEA BU | 900 |
| PORK BAR | 129 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 6,227 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 3,140 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,462 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 10,959 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 455 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,953 |
| RYE AC | 37 |
| RYE BU | 290 |
| TOB LBS | 455 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 95,194 |
| WHT AC | 445 |
| WHT BU | 3,255 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,953 |
Manufacturing & industry (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | |
| Number of breweries | |
| Number of breweries not reporting | |
| Number of breweries reporting | |
| Number of breweries returning capital | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in breweries | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in distilleries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 400 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,413 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,186 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 3,767 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 2 |
Other recorded variables (115 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 8,462 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BOV | 65 |
| C H | 233 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 540 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 565 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,105 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 518 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 545 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 22 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 20 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 29 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 4 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 25 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 166 |
| C127 S MALE | 371 |
| C128 WID MALE | 3 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 540 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 33 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 400 |
| C130 MD FEM | 164 |
| C131 S FEM | 392 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 565 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,105 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 23 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 84 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 102 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 33 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 2 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 19 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 26 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 29 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 24 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 22 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 16 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 37 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 32 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 78 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 82 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 67 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 68 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 58 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 2 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 66 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 29 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 34 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 51 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 28 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 65 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 3 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 50 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 15 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 32 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 39 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 18 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 20 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 19 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 10 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 16 |
| CD NAME | Nicolet |
| CROP | 1,804 |
| CULT | 3,162 |
| ENG WLS | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 1,186 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,413 |
| FLX LBS | 3,140 |
| FREN ORIG | 1,069 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HELD | 10,801 |
| HORSE | 183 |
| IRE | 22 |
| LIN YRDS | 3,767 |
| LINE NO | 1,249 |
| M COWS | 373 |
| MPLS LBS | 10,959 |
| MW BU | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 7 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 11 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 28 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 101 |
| O OVR 200 | 5 |
| O UNDR 10 | 2 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 1,358 |
| SCOT | 3 |
| SHEEP | 984 |
| SWINE | 271 |
| TOT O | 148 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 231 |
| US | 2 |
| WOOD | 7,639 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066003— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-gertrude-qc066003-1851/.