Ste. Gertrude, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Gertrude was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,552. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.266°N, 72.241°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Gertrude had a population of 1,552: 773 male and 779 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 contained Ste. Gertrude, 1881 (85.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Gertrude shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 779 |
| Number of males | 773 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 460 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 1,552 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 532 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 525 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,057 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 230 |
| Number of occupied houses | 230 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 319 |
| BWT BU | 1,780 |
| CRN BU | 229 |
| HAY AC | 1,085 |
| HAY TONS | 1,208 |
| OAT BU | 21,379 |
| PEA BU | 2,099 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 14,137 |
| RYE BU | 393 |
| Total area (acres) | 58,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,981 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 575 |
| AREA | 58,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| CD | 135 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 263 |
| FEMALE | 779 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 230 |
| INHABITED | 230 |
| MALE | 773 |
| MARRIED F | 229 |
| MARRIED M | 231 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 460 |
| POPULATION | 1,552 |
| ROOT BU | 201 |
| SINGLE F | 532 |
| SINGLE M | 525 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,057 |
| TUR BU | 100 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-gertrude-qc135006-1871/.