Ste. Gertrude, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Gertrude was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,748. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.289°N, 72.285°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Gertrude had a population of 1,748: 902 male and 846 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, 1881 (51.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Gertrude shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,748 total population, 902 males, 846 females, 575 married persons, 326 families, 288 married females, 287 married males, 48 widowed persons, 25 widowed males, 23 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,125 single persons under 18, 590 single males under 18, 535 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,745 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 323 houses, 323 houses built of wood, 323 occupied houses, 206 houses of 1 story, 115 houses of 2 stories, 98 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses of 4 rooms, 58 houses of 2 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 46 uninhabited houses, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,067 acres of land in farms, 33,260 bushels of oats, 28,573 pounds of homemade butter, 18,763 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,662 bushels of potatoes, 15,304 acres of improved land in farms, 10,532 acres of farmland under crops, 4,987 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,693 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,272 acres of hay crops, 3,825 bushels of peas, 3,611 bushels of spring wheat, 3,362 tons of hay, 3,081 chickens, 2,949 acres of oats, 1,961 sheep, 1,778 bushels of buckwheat, 1,102 bushels of turnips, 1,026 bushels of corn, 858 milk cows, 784 swine, 626 other cattle, 604 bushels of barley, 558 sheep slaughtered or sold, 513 acres of wheat, 381 bushels of rye, 345 horses aged over 3 years, 323 occupants of farms, 307 farm occupants who own their land, 179 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 163 acres of potatoes, 145 cattle killed or sold, 144 oxen, 120 horses aged 3 years and under, 118 swine slaughtered or sold, 113 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 112 bushels of beans, 99 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 79 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 71 geese, 55 acres of barley, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 other fowl, 14 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 ducks, 7 acres of turnips, 7 employees on farms, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175010— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-gertrude-qc175010-1891/.