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 density was 43.4 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.
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 326 |
| Number of families | 326 |
| Number of females | 846 |
| Number of males | 902 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 287 |
| Number of married persons | 575 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 846 |
| POP M | 902 |
| POP TOT | 1,748 |
| Total population | 1,748 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 535 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,125 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,745 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 323 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 323 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 206 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 115 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 323 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,693 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,763 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,532 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,272 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,304 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,067 |
| Acres of oats | 2,949 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 513 |
| BAR AC | 55 |
| BAR BU | 604 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 604 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,778 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,026 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,260 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,825 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,662 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,611 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,102 |
| BWT BU | 1,778 |
| CRN BU | 1,026 |
| HAY AC | 4,272 |
| HAY TONS | 3,362 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 145 |
| Number of chickens | 3,081 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 307 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 71 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 345 |
| Number of milk cows | 858 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 323 |
| Number of other cattle | 626 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 144 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 1,961 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 558 |
| Number of swine | 784 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 118 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 2,949 |
| OAT BU | 33,260 |
| PEA BU | 3,825 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 17,662 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,987 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 14 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,573 |
| RYE BU | 381 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,362 |
| WHT AC | 513 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,611 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 99 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 113 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,573 |
| CATTLE KS | 145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 535 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 590 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,125 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,987 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 326 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 14 |
| FRN CA | 1,745 |
| GEESE | 71 |
| GRA BU | 179 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,081 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 345 |
| HOUSES | 323 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 206 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 98 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 323 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 288 |
| MD MALE | 287 |
| MD TOT | 575 |
| MILK COWS | 858 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 307 |
| OC TOT | 323 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 626 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 1,961 |
| SHEEP KS | 558 |
| SUP AM | 15,304 |
| SUP FOR | 18,763 |
| SUP JV | 79 |
| SUP PAT | 4,693 |
| SUP SC | 10,532 |
| SUP TOT | 34,067 |
| SWINE | 784 |
| SWINE KS | 118 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 323 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,102 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 144 |
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/.