Ste. Martine, Quebec (1851 census)

Ste. Martine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,899. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913082. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.209°N, 73.790°W.

Population

In 1851, Ste. Martine had a population of 3,899: 2,005 male and 1,894 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).

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.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Martine, 1861 (67.2% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Ste. Martine shared boundaries with:

• Chateauguay
• St. Clément
• St. Jean Chrysostôme
• St. Louis de Gonzague
• St. Malachie
• St. Rémi
• St. Urbain
• Ste. Philomène

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 218 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,899 total population, 2,005 males, 1,894 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,855, Female members of the family who are present: 1,761, 1,371 single males, 1,288 single females, 597 families, 587 married males, 544 married females, 330 males attending school, 267 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 220, Males present who are not members of the family: 150, Females present who are not members of the family: 133, Female members of the family who are absent: 90, 89 male births, 71 female births, 62 widowed females, 47 widowed males, 5 lunatic females, 4 blind males, 4 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 313 males aged 5 to 10, 276 females aged 5 to 10, 273 single males aged 15 to 20, 249 single females aged 10 to 15, 245 single males aged 10 to 15, 230 single females aged 15 to 20, 177 single males aged 20 to 30, 150 married females aged 20 to 30, 149 single females aged 20 to 30, 146 married males aged 30 to 40, 133 married females aged 30 to 40, 129 married males aged 20 to 30, 124 married males aged 40 to 50, 114 married females aged 40 to 50, 96 married males aged 50 to 60, 92 males under age 1, 83 females aged 1 to 2, 80 married females aged 50 to 60, 74 females under age 1, 66 males aged 4 to 5, 65 females aged 4 to 5, 62 males aged 3 to 4, 58 females age 3 to 4, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 52 married males aged 60 to 70, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 37 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 single females aged 30 to 40, 28 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 married males aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 females of unknown age, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 90 to 100, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 married females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,884 French Canadians, 578 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 281 persons originating in Scotland, 122 persons originating in Ireland, 31 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 37,493 bushels of oats, 36,767 pounds of homemade butter, 32,393 acres of land in farms, 28,802 bushels of wheat, 20,886 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,833 bushels of peas, 15,012 acres of farmland under crops, 11,507 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,237 bushels of potatoes, 9,873 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,829 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,764 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,513 acres of wheat, 3,411 tons of hay, 3,335 acres of peas, 3,120 pounds of tobacco, 2,984 sheep, 2,920 acres of oats, 1,938 pounds of maple sugar, 1,841 bushels of buckwheat, 1,534 milk cows, 1,393 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,342 swine, 1,266 horses, 1,169 calves and heifers, 985 bushels of barley, 918 barrels of pork, 539 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 517 occupants of farms, 370 bushels of turnips, 351 bushels of carrots, 331 bushels of corn, 316 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 227 acres of potatoes, 226 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 191 acres of buckwheat, 179 bulls, oxen, or steers, 128 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 110 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 96 bushels of beans, 88 barrels of beef, 85 acres of barley, 75 pounds of hops, 59 acres of corn, 58 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of rye, 6 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of rye. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,520 yards of fulled cloth, 2,930 yards of flannel, $1,200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 911 yards of linen, $800 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $550 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 400 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $400 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 300 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 7 employees in saw mills, 5 employees in grist mills, 3 employees in carding and fulling mills, 3 tanneries, 3 tanneries not reporting, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production,   carding and fulling mills not reporting,   employees in tanneries,   employees in woollen factories,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills reporting annual production,   grist mills reporting daily production,   grist mills reporting weekly production,   saw mill plants,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting annual production,   saw mills reporting daily production,   tanneries reporting,   tanneries returning capital,   woollen factories,   woollen factories reporting,   woollen factories returning capital,   yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills,   yards of cloth produced in woollen factories.   barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production.   barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production.   barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production.   feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $  value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $  value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 10 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 44 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC048017 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC049006_1911 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q112913082

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. Martine, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-martine-qc048017-1851/.