Matane, Township, Quebec (1871 census)
Matane, Township was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.745°N, 67.669°W.
Population
In 1871, Matane, Township had a population of 1,408: 716 male and 692 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 113 |
| 1861 | 549 |
| 1871 | 1,408 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Matane, Township shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of females | 692 |
| Number of males | 716 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 215 |
| Number of married persons | 430 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 1,408 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 961 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 190 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,909 |
| BWT BU | 821 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 553 |
| HAY TONS | 235 |
| OAT BU | 1,892 |
| PEA BU | 1,803 |
| POT AC | 206 |
| POT BU | 18,669 |
| RYE BU | 1,817 |
| Total area (acres) | 79,100 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,876 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,065 |
| AREA | 79,100 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 168 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 235 |
| FEMALE | 692 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 191 |
| INHABITED | 190 |
| MALE | 716 |
| MARRIED F | 215 |
| MARRIED M | 215 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 430 |
| POPULATION | 1,408 |
| ROOT BU | 8 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 465 |
| SINGLE M | 496 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 961 |
| TUR BU | 1,027 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168006— 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 1871 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, Township, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/matane-township-qc168006-1871/.