Ste. Martine, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Martine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,278. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.230°N, 73.807°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Martine had a population of 2,278: 1,161 male and 1,117 female residents. Population density was 64.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,899 |
| 1861 | 3,079 |
| 1871 | 2,543 |
| 1881 | 2,278 |
| 1891 | 1,600 |
| 1901 | 1,626 |
| 1911 | 1,489 |
| 1921 | 1,483 |
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, 1891 (75.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Martine shared boundaries with:
- Howick, Village
- St. Clément
- St. Etienne
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Joachim
- St. Malachie
- St. Urbain Premier
- Ste. Philomène
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 475 |
| Number of families | 475 |
| Number of females | 1,117 |
| Number of males | 1,161 |
| Number of married females | 358 |
| Number of married males | 361 |
| Number of married persons | 719 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP TOT | 2,278 |
| Total population | 2,278 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 703 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 774 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,477 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 388 |
| Number of occupied houses | 388 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,788 |
| Acres of potatoes | 358 |
| Acres of wheat | 304 |
| BAR BU | 4,186 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,186 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,280 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,135 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 61,457 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,877 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 80,928 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,929 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,734 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 26 |
| BWT BU | 3,280 |
| CRN BU | 2,135 |
| HAY AC | 3,788 |
| HAY TONS | 2,450 |
| OAT BU | 61,457 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 80,928 |
| POT AC | 358 |
| POT BU | 41,929 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,450 |
| WHT AC | 304 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,734 |
| WHT WTR BU | 26 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 703 |
| C UNMD M | 774 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,477 |
| D OCC | 388 |
| FEMALE | 1,117 |
| GRA BU | 278 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 388 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 1,161 |
| MD F | 358 |
| MD M | 361 |
| MD TOT | 719 |
| NUMBER CD | 71 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,877 |
| TUR BU | 154 |
| WID F | 56 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-martine-qc071002-1881/.