Matapédia, Quebec (1901 census)
Matapédia was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,799. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3298232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.977°N, 67.116°W.
Population
In 1901, Matapédia had a population of 1,799: 938 male and 861 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 326 |
| 1861 | 310 |
| 1871 | 848 |
| 1881 | 1,012 |
| 1891 | 1,273 |
| 1901 | 1,799 |
| 1911 | 1,575 |
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 Matapédia, 1911 (88.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Matapédia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,799 total population, 938 males, 861 females, 623 single males, 552 single females, 304 families, 297 married males, 283 married females, 26 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 304 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 78,336 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143006— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/matap-dia-qc143006-1901/.