Matane, Quebec (1881 census)
Matane was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.794°N, 67.451°W.
Population
In 1881, Matane had a population of 2,611: 1,337 male and 1,274 female residents. Population density was 27.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 113 |
| 1861 | 549 |
| 1871 | 1,408 |
| 1881 | 2,611 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Luc (Tessier), 1891 (44.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jérôme de Matane, 1891 (55.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Matane shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 100 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 510 |
| Number of families | 510 |
| Number of females | 1,274 |
| Number of males | 1,337 |
| Number of married females | 397 |
| Number of married males | 395 |
| Number of married persons | 792 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP TOT | 2,611 |
| Total population | 2,611 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 817 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 910 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,727 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 369 |
| Number of occupied houses | 370 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,867 |
| Acres of potatoes | 335 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,601 |
| BAR BU | 11,696 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,696 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,110 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,282 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 830 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,727 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,310 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 677 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,881 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,766 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 1,110 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 1,867 |
| HAY TONS | 1,328 |
| OAT BU | 12,282 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,727 |
| POT AC | 335 |
| POT BU | 37,310 |
| RYE BU | 677 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,328 |
| WHT AC | 1,601 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,881 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 92 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 27 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 1,015 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 61 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 8 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 359 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 61 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 301 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 25 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 6 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 92 |
| C UNMD F | 817 |
| C UNMD M | 910 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,727 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| COD DX K | 301 |
| D OCC | 370 |
| EEL XB Q | 3 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 25 |
| FEMALE | 1,274 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 61 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| GSP XB Q | 5 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 369 |
| H UNINH | 44 |
| HAD DX K | 6 |
| MALE | 1,337 |
| MCK XB Q | 27 |
| MD F | 397 |
| MD M | 395 |
| MD TOT | 792 |
| NET XX F | 359 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 1,015 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 830 |
| SAR XB Q | 61 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SLM XB Q | 6 |
| TRT XB Q | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,766 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 2 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 60 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040024— 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 1881 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/matane-qc040024-1881/.