Matane, Parish, Quebec (1851 census)
Matane, Parish was a parish in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.830°N, 67.470°W.
Population
In 1851, Matane, Parish had a population of 1,083: 548 male and 535 female residents. Population density was 21.4 people per square mile.
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 1851
In the 1851 census, Matane, Parish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 318 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 174 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 3 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 485 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 50 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 489 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 59 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 174 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 35 |
| Number of females | 535 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 38 |
| Number of males | 548 |
| Number of married females | 163 |
| Number of married males | 163 |
| Number of single females | 361 |
| Number of single males | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP | 1,083 |
| POP FX N.1 | 535 |
| POP MX N.1 | 548 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,083 |
| Total population | 1,083 |
Age structure (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 17 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 37 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 26 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 77 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 30 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 31 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 20 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 78 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 35 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 61 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 38 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 33 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 52 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 39 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 67 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 57 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 15 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 66 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 63 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 34 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 954 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 115 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Guernsey | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 7 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 496 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,333 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,157 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,890 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 4,223 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,380 |
| Acres of oats | 176 |
| Acres of peas | 294 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of rye | 238 |
| Acres of wheat | 638 |
| BAR AC | 496 |
| BAR BU | 4,801 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 32 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 167 |
| BEEF BAR | 32 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,801 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,210 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,919 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,732 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,108 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 4,599 |
| HAY TONS | 69,400 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 61 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 105 |
| Number of horses | 147 |
| Number of milk cows | 253 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 907 |
| Number of swine | 335 |
| OAT AC | 176 |
| OAT BU | 1,210 |
| PEA AC | 294 |
| PEA BU | 1,919 |
| PORK BAR | 167 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 4,732 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 296 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,730 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 18,810 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,525 |
| RYE AC | 238 |
| RYE BU | 2,108 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 69,400 |
| WHT AC | 638 |
| WHT BU | 4,599 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,525 |
Manufacturing & industry (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 34 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,000 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 325 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 6,570 |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 975 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 987 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 321 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 97 |
Deaths & mortality (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 3 |
Other recorded variables (123 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 6,730 |
| BOV | 61 |
| C F BAR | 97 |
| C H | 105 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 548 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 535 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,083 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 489 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 485 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 59 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 50 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 3 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 3 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 38 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 163 |
| C127 S MALE | 376 |
| C128 WID MALE | 9 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 548 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 35 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 325 |
| C130 MD FEM | 163 |
| C131 S FEM | 361 |
| C132 WID FEM | 11 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 535 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,083 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 1 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 2 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 3 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 35 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 30 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 22 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 37 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 18 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 32 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 31 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 2,000 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 17 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 6,570 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 34 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 20 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 26 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 78 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 77 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 66 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 67 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 63 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 12 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 57 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 52 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 34 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 61 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 15 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 39 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 4 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 38 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 2 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 40 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 33 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 19 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 12 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 4 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 9 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 5 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 3 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| CROP | 1,890 |
| CULT | 4,223 |
| ENG WLS | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 987 |
| FLAN YRDS | 975 |
| FLX LBS | 296 |
| FREN ORIG | 954 |
| GG | 2 |
| HELD | 17,380 |
| HORSE | 147 |
| LIN YRDS | 321 |
| LINE NO | 1,311 |
| M COWS | 253 |
| MPLS LBS | 18,810 |
| NB | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 115 |
| NS PEI | 3 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 13 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 53 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 22 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 30 |
| O OVR 200 | 15 |
| O UNDR 10 | 3 |
| PASTURE | 2,333 |
| SCOT | 7 |
| SHEEP | 907 |
| SWINE | 335 |
| TOT O | 136 |
| WOOD | 13,157 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071020— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/matane-parish-qc071020-1851/.