Ste. Martine, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Martine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,543. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.230°N, 73.807°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Martine had a population of 2,543: 1,245 male and 1,298 female residents. Population density was 71.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Martine shared boundaries with:
- St. Clément
- St. Etienne
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Joachim
- St. Malachie
- St. Urbain Premier
- Ste. Philomène
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 464 |
| Number of females | 1,298 |
| Number of males | 1,245 |
| Number of married females | 368 |
| Number of married males | 369 |
| Number of married persons | 737 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| Total population | 2,543 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 871 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 844 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,715 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 393 |
| Number of occupied houses | 393 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,793 |
| BWT BU | 3,830 |
| CRN BU | 598 |
| HAY AC | 4,068 |
| HAY TONS | 3,014 |
| OAT BU | 34,391 |
| PEA BU | 37,539 |
| POT AC | 195 |
| POT BU | 18,260 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,502 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,119 |
| AREA | 22,400 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| CD | 112 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 464 |
| FEMALE | 1,298 |
| GRA BU | 1,196 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 393 |
| INHABITED | 393 |
| MALE | 1,245 |
| MARRIED F | 368 |
| MARRIED M | 369 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 737 |
| POPULATION | 2,543 |
| ROOT BU | 1,271 |
| SINGLE F | 871 |
| SINGLE M | 844 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,715 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 59 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 91 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC112003— 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 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. Martine, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-martine-qc112003-1871/.