Ste. Marthe, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Marthe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.399°N, 74.300°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Marthe had a population of 1,610: 824 male and 786 female residents. Population density was 50.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Marthe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 275 |
| Number of families | 275 |
| Number of females | 786 |
| Number of males | 824 |
| Number of married females | 262 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 525 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 786 |
| POP M | 824 |
| POP TOT | 1,610 |
| Total population | 1,610 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 499 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 540 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,039 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,328 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 282 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 263 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 49 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 206 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 170 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 93 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 263 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 767 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 241 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,487 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,922 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,262 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,568 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,990 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,912 |
| Acres of oats | 6,752 |
| Acres of potatoes | 209 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 752 |
| BAR AC | 767 |
| BAR BU | 8,881 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,881 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,403 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,491 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,976 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 78,186 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,267 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,010 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 499 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,833 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 632 |
| BWT BU | 2,403 |
| CRN BU | 6,976 |
| HAY AC | 3,568 |
| HAY TONS | 3,412 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 397 |
| Number of chickens | 17,101 |
| Number of ducks | 136 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 240 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 430 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 370 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 667 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,059 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 265 |
| Number of other cattle | 843 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 1,670 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 749 |
| Number of swine | 1,723 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 976 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,942 |
| OAT AC | 6,752 |
| OAT BU | 78,186 |
| PEA BU | 8,267 |
| POT AC | 209 |
| POT BU | 14,010 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,899 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 90,865 |
| RYE BU | 499 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,412 |
| WHT AC | 752 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,833 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 75 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 84 |
| BEN BU | 306 |
| BUTTER LB | 90,865 |
| CATTLE KS | 397 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 499 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 540 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,039 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,899 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 370 |
| DUCKS | 136 |
| FAMILIES | 275 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 1,328 |
| GEESE | 430 |
| GRA BU | 1,491 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,101 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 667 |
| HOUSES | 263 |
| HOUSES B | 49 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 170 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 93 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 206 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 262 |
| MD MALE | 263 |
| MD TOT | 525 |
| MILK COWS | 1,059 |
| NAME CD | Vaudreuil |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 240 |
| OC TOT | 265 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 843 |
| OTHERS | 282 |
| SHEEP | 1,670 |
| SHEEP KS | 749 |
| SUP AM | 20,990 |
| SUP FOR | 2,922 |
| SUP JV | 2,411 |
| SUP PAT | 5,487 |
| SUP SC | 15,262 |
| SUP TOT | 23,912 |
| SWINE | 1,723 |
| SWINE KS | 976 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 263 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 632 |
| TURKEY | 1,942 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195008— 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 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. Marthe, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marthe-qc195008-1891/.