Matane, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)
Matane, Parish was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.830°N, 67.470°W.
Population
In 1861, Matane, Parish had a population of 1,761.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,083 |
| 1861 | 1,761 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Matane, Parish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,761 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,587 French Canadians, 169 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $140,837 value farms (dollars), $28,910 value all livestock, 28,430 bushels of potatoes, 25,556 acres of land in farms, 17,794 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,560 pounds of maple sugar, $13,147 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,762 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,345 pounds of homemade butter, 5,094 bushels of spring wheat, 4,573 bushels of barley, 4,375 bushels of rye, $4,174 value farm implements in dollars, 3,940 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,811 acres of farmland under crops, 3,748 bushels of oats, 2,804 bushels of peas, 2,564 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,257 sheep, 665 acres of spring wheat, 617 pounds of flax or hemp, 602 tons of hay, 594 acres of rye, 462 acres of barley, 435 swine, $406 value garden and orchard crops, 365 acres of peas, 324 milk cows, 308 acres of oats, 274 calves and heifers, 265 bulls, oxen, or steers, 215 horses aged over 3 years, 200 barrels of pork, 189 occupants of farms, 188 acres of potatoes, 83 barrels of beef, 78 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 72 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 51 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 acres of farmland in gardens, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,283 yards of flannel, 1,857 yards of fulled cloth, $1,672 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 194 yards of linen, 90 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 191,288 pounds of fresh fish sold, 154 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 133 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045005— 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 1861 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). "Matane, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/matane-parish-qc045005-1861/.