Ste. Gertrude, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Gertrude was a census subdivision in 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 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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,105 total population, 565 females, Female members of the family who are present: 545, 540 males, Male members of the family who are present: 518, 392 single females, 371 single males, 166 married males, 164 married females, 161 families, 102 females attending school, 84 males attending school, 33 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 29, 25 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, Females present who are not members of the family: 20, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 3 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 82 females aged 5 to 10, 78 males aged 5 to 10, 68 single females aged 10 to 15, 67 single males aged 10 to 15, 66 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 married males aged 30 to 40, 58 single males aged 15 to 20, 51 married females aged 20 to 30, 50 married females aged 30 to 40, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 34 single males aged 20 to 30, 33 females under age 1, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 23 males under age 1, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 males aged 1 to 2, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 females age 3 to 4, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,069 French Canadians, 22 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 95,194 tons of hay, 10,959 pounds of maple sugar, 10,801 acres of land in farms, 9,745 bushels of oats, 8,462 pounds of homemade butter, 7,639 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,227 bushels of potatoes, 3,255 bushels of wheat, 3,162 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,140 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,953 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,804 acres of farmland under crops, 1,358 acres of farmland in pasture, 984 sheep, 900 bushels of peas, 721 bushels of buckwheat, 611 acres of oats, 455 pounds of tobacco, 445 acres of wheat, 373 milk cows, 290 bushels of rye, 271 swine, 233 calves and heifers, 231 bushels of turnips, 183 horses, 151 bushels of corn, 148 occupants of farms, 131 acres of peas, 129 barrels of pork, 109 bushels of barley, 105 acres of potatoes, 101 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 98 acres of buckwheat, 65 bulls, oxen, or steers, 37 acres of rye, 28 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 barrels of beef, 16 bushels of carrots, 14 acres of corn, 13 bushels of beans, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of barley, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,767 yards of linen, 1,413 yards of flannel, 1,186 yards of fulled cloth, $400 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in breweries, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in distilleries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
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/.