Ste. Marthe, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Marthe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,466. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464374. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.399°N, 74.300°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Marthe had a population of 1,466: 736 male and 730 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,466 |
| 1861 | 2,659 |
| 1871 | 2,115 |
| 1881 | 1,971 |
| 1891 | 1,610 |
| 1901 | 1,414 |
| 1911 | 1,312 |
| 1921 | 1,190 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ste. Marthe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,466 total population, 736 males, 730 females, Male members of the family who are present: 713, Female members of the family who are present: 703, 495 single males, 491 single females, 234 families, 231 married males, 230 married females, 145 males attending school, 128 females attending school, 41 female births, 38 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 27, Males present who are not members of the family: 23, Male members of the family who are present: 18, 10 widowed males, 9 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 5, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 122 females aged 5 to 10, 116 males aged 5 to 10, 93 single males aged 10 to 15, 85 single females aged 10 to 15, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 68 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 married males aged 30 to 40, 62 single males aged 15 to 20, 60 married females aged 30 to 40, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 53 females under age 1, 52 males aged 1 to 2, 52 married males aged 40 to 50, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 males under age 1, 38 females aged 1 to 2, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 females age 3 to 4, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 single males aged 20 to 30, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,092 French Canadians, 245 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 104 persons originating in Ireland, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 126,260 tons of hay, 20,762 pounds of homemade butter, 11,672 bushels of oats, 11,070 acres of land in farms, 8,328 bushels of potatoes, 7,422 bushels of wheat, 5,633 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,437 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,730 pounds of maple sugar, 3,024 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,011 pounds of tobacco, 2,568 bushels of peas, 2,416 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,411 acres of farmland under crops, 2,026 bushels of rye, 1,350 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,060 sheep, 780 acres of wheat, 741 acres of oats, 687 swine, 642 bushels of buckwheat, 618 bushels of corn, 524 pounds of flax or hemp, 517 milk cows, 430 bushels of carrots, 401 barrels of pork, 360 calves and heifers, 349 horses, 266 acres of peas, 254 acres of rye, 240 bushels of turnips, 206 acres of potatoes, 200 bushels of barley, 180 occupants of farms, 106 bulls, oxen, or steers, 91 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 89 acres of buckwheat, 53 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 45 acres of corn, 35 bushels of beans, 19 acres of barley, 19 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 barrels of beef, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,206 yards of fulled cloth, 1,165 yards of flannel, 411 yards of linen, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, 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 grist 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081005— 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 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. Marthe, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marthe-qc081005-1851/.