Ste. Marthe, Quebec (1861 census)

Ste. Marthe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,659. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464374. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.399°N, 74.300°W.

Population

In 1861, Ste. Marthe had a population of 2,659: 1,382 male and 1,277 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Ste. Marthe shared boundaries with:

• Newton
• Rigaud
• St. Clet
• Vaudreuil, Parish

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,659 total population, 1,382 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,338, 1,277 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,235, 975 single males, 835 single females, 393 married females, 393 married males, 326 adult males unable to read or write, 219 adult females unable to read or write, 209 males attending school, 197 females attending school, 55 female births, 49 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 44, 43 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 42, 14 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 238 males aged 5 to 10, 188 single males aged 10 to 15, 169 single females aged 10 to 15, 164 single males aged 15 to 20, 160 females aged 5 to 10, 158 single females aged 15 to 20, 137 married females aged 20 to 30, 117 single males aged 20 to 30, 104 single females aged 20 to 30, 97 married males aged 30 to 40, 91 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 89 married females aged 30 to 40, 79 married females aged 40 to 50, 78 married males aged 50 to 60, 64 males aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 1 to 2, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 46 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 37 females age 3 to 4, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,340 French Canadians, 213 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 82 persons originating in Ireland, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $771,494 value farms (dollars), $71,676 value all livestock, 44,255 pounds of homemade butter, $31,346 value horses aged over 3 years, $28,110 value farm implements in dollars, 21,407 bushels of peas, 21,205 acres of land in farms, 20,731 bushels of spring wheat, 19,437 bushels of potatoes, 19,211 bushels of oats, 13,240 pounds of maple sugar, 11,787 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,418 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,692 acres of farmland under crops, 5,010 bushels of barley, 4,464 pounds of wool produced on farms, $3,567 value garden and orchard crops, 3,020 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,002 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,736 bushels of buckwheat, 2,073 bushels of turnips, 2,058 bushels of rye, 1,984 acres of oats, 1,894 acres of spring wheat, 1,274 bushels of corn, 1,274 sheep, 1,163 acres of peas, 1,007 bushels of carrots, 981 tons of hay, 932 barrels of pork, 872 pounds of flax or hemp, 799 milk cows, 792 bulls, oxen, or steers, 781 swine, 547 horses aged over 3 years, 489 calves and heifers, 319 barrels of beef, 315 occupants of farms, 282 acres of buckwheat, 280 acres of barley, 254 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 201 horses aged 3 years and under, 195 acres of rye, 191 acres of potatoes, 164 pounds of hops, 163 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 93 acres of farmland in gardens, 77 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 67 acres of corn, 53 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 50 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 49 bushels of beans, 16 acres of turnips, 15 gallons of cider, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,593 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,380 yards of flannel, 2,058 yards of fulled cloth, 453 carriages for pleasure, 421 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 51 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC057003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC097005 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q3464374
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marthe,_Quebec
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marthe_(Qu%C3%A9bec)

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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. Marthe, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marthe-qc057003-1861/.