Matapédia, Quebec (1881 census)

Matapédia was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,012. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3298232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.982°N, 67.133°W.

Population

In 1881, Matapédia had a population of 1,012: 525 male and 487 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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.

Earlier boundary forms

• In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Matapédia, 1871 (88.6% share).

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD became part of Matapédia, 1891 (88.6% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881

In the 1881 census, Matapédia shared boundaries with:

• Eldon
• NO DATA
• Restigouche, Township
• St. Laurent

Full census record, 1881

The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,012 total population, 525 males, 487 females, 294 married persons, 157 families, 149 married females, 145 married males, 21 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 10 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 697 single persons under 18, 369 single males under 18, 328 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 141 inhabited houses, 141 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 33,586 bushels of potatoes, 13,220 bushels of turnips, 5,481 bushels of buckwheat, 5,147 bushels of oats, 2,298 bushels of barley, 1,720 bushels of rye, 1,481 bushels of spring wheat, 969 tons of hay, 918 acres of hay crops, 454 bushels of other root crops, 158 acres of potatoes, 113 bushels of peas and beans, 100 acres of wheat, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)

Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 380 fathoms of fishing nets, 51 barrels of mackerel, 11 men on fishing boats, 9 fishing boats, 8 barrels of salmon, 3 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)

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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Residents in 1881

The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,012 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC038016 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC148008 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q3298232

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). "Matapédia, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/matap-dia-qc038016-1881/.