Ste. Martine, Quebec (1911 census)
Ste. Martine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,489. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913082. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.245°N, 73.800°W.
Population
In 1911, Ste. Martine had a population of 1,489: 728 male and 761 female residents. Population density was 70.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 13,557 area in acres, 1,489 total population, 761 females in the population, 728 males in the population, 462 single (never-married) females, 449 single (never-married) males, 288 families, 259 married males, 257 married females, 70.29 population per square mile, 41 widowed females, 21.18 area in square miles, 20 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,626 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,468 persons of French origin, 15 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,472 Roman Catholics, 12 Presbyterians, 4 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 283 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
QC153006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-martine-qc153006-1911/.