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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913082. 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 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-St. Sacrement
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,600 total population, 812 males, 788 females, 549 married persons, 298 families, 275 married females, 274 married males, 64 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 987 single persons under 18, 513 single males under 18, 474 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,452 French Canadians, 148 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 292 houses, 292 occupied houses, 260 houses built of wood, 250 houses of 1 story, 120 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 79 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 42 houses of 2 stories, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 19 houses built of brick, 13 houses built of stone, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,272 pounds of homemade butter, 33,653 bushels of oats, 29,912 bushels of peas, 19,806 acres of land in farms, 17,552 acres of improved land in farms, 16,226 bushels of potatoes, 12,783 acres of farmland under crops, 5,080 chickens, 4,645 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,400 acres of hay crops, 3,630 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,510 bushels of buckwheat, 3,122 acres of oats, 2,917 bushels of barley, 2,857 tons of hay, 2,254 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,205 bushels of spring wheat, 1,124 bushels of turnips, 923 milk cows, 874 sheep, 771 other cattle, 639 bushels of corn, 616 horses aged over 3 years, 548 sheep slaughtered or sold, 522 swine slaughtered or sold, 510 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 459 swine, 345 acres of wheat, 325 cattle killed or sold, 303 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 300 occupants of farms, 289 horses aged 3 years and under, 244 farm occupants who own their land, 239 acres of barley, 176 other fowl, 168 turkeys, 159 geese, 149 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 148 acres of potatoes, 136 bushels of beans, 128 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 124 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 107 ducks, 78 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 3 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Joseph Dubuc | 1840–1914 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148006— 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 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/.