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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913082. 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 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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,543 total population, 1,298 females, 1,245 males, 737 married persons, 464 families, 369 married males, 368 married females, 91 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,715 single persons under 18, 871 single females under 18, 844 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 393 inhabited houses, 393 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 22,400 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Renaud | 1818–1878 | died here |
| Sir Joseph Dubuc | 1840–1914 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC112003— 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 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/.