Ste. Marthe, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Marthe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,115. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.399°N, 74.300°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Marthe had a population of 2,115: 1,117 male and 998 female residents. Population density was 66.6 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Marthe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 378 |
| Number of females | 998 |
| Number of males | 1,117 |
| Number of married females | 323 |
| Number of married males | 324 |
| Number of married persons | 647 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 2,115 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 647 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 773 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,420 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 316 |
| Number of occupied houses | 316 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,818 |
| BWT BU | 1,879 |
| CRN BU | 1,269 |
| HAY AC | 2,483 |
| HAY TONS | 1,615 |
| OAT BU | 43,995 |
| PEA BU | 12,563 |
| POT AC | 254 |
| POT BU | 23,498 |
| RYE BU | 550 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,596 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,118 |
| AREA | 17,750 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 138 |
| CD | 109 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 378 |
| FEMALE | 998 |
| GRA BU | 1,383 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 316 |
| INHABITED | 316 |
| MALE | 1,117 |
| MARRIED F | 323 |
| MARRIED M | 324 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 647 |
| POPULATION | 2,115 |
| ROOT BU | 1,280 |
| SINGLE F | 647 |
| SINGLE M | 773 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,420 |
| TUR BU | 674 |
| UNINHABITED | 40 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC109005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Marthe, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marthe-qc109005-1871/.