Ste. Martine, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Martine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.243°N, 73.800°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Martine had a population of 1,600: 812 male and 788 female residents. Population density was 59.3 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Martine, 1881 (75.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Martine shared boundaries with:
- St. Clément
- St. Etienne
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Joachim
- St. Urbain Premier
- Ste. Philomène
- Très Saint Sacrement
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 298 |
| Number of families | 298 |
| Number of females | 788 |
| Number of males | 812 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 274 |
| Number of married persons | 549 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 788 |
| POP M | 812 |
| POP TOT | 1,600 |
| Total population | 1,600 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 987 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,452 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 148 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 292 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 19 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 260 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 250 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 239 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 124 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,645 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,254 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,783 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,400 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,552 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,806 |
| Acres of oats | 3,122 |
| Acres of potatoes | 148 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 345 |
| BAR AC | 239 |
| BAR BU | 2,917 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,917 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,510 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 639 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,653 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 29,912 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,226 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,205 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,124 |
| BWT BU | 3,510 |
| CRN BU | 639 |
| HAY AC | 4,400 |
| HAY TONS | 2,857 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 325 |
| Number of chickens | 5,080 |
| Number of ducks | 107 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 244 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 55 |
| Number of geese | 159 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 289 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 616 |
| Number of milk cows | 923 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 300 |
| Number of other cattle | 771 |
| Number of other fowl | 176 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 128 |
| Number of sheep | 874 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 548 |
| Number of swine | 459 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 522 |
| Number of turkeys | 168 |
| OAT AC | 3,122 |
| OAT BU | 33,653 |
| PEA BU | 29,912 |
| POT AC | 148 |
| POT BU | 16,226 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 303 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 149 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,630 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,272 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,857 |
| WHT AC | 345 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,205 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 78 |
| BEN BU | 136 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,272 |
| CATTLE KS | 325 |
| CHEESE LB | 303 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 474 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 513 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 987 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 149 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 289 |
| DUCKS | 107 |
| FAMILIES | 298 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,630 |
| FRN CA | 1,452 |
| GEESE | 159 |
| GRA BU | 510 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,080 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 616 |
| HOUSES | 292 |
| HOUSES B | 19 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 79 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 250 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 120 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 260 |
| INF 11 A | 128 |
| MD FEM | 275 |
| MD MALE | 274 |
| MD TOT | 549 |
| MILK COWS | 923 |
| NAME CD | Chateauguay |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 55 |
| OC P | 244 |
| OC TOT | 300 |
| OTHER FOWL | 176 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 771 |
| OTHERS | 148 |
| SHEEP | 874 |
| SHEEP KS | 548 |
| SUP AM | 17,552 |
| SUP FOR | 2,254 |
| SUP JV | 124 |
| SUP PAT | 4,645 |
| SUP SC | 12,783 |
| SUP TOT | 19,806 |
| SWINE | 459 |
| SWINE KS | 522 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 292 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,124 |
| TURKEY | 168 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148006— 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 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. Martine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-martine-qc148006-1891/.