Matapédia, Quebec (1891 census)
Matapédia was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,273. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3298232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.977°N, 67.116°W.
Population
In 1891, Matapédia had a population of 1,273: 658 male and 615 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Laurent, 1881 (11.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Matapédia, 1881 (88.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Matapédia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,273 total population, 658 males, 615 females, 417 married persons, 237 families, 209 married females, 208 married males, 29 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 827 single persons under 18, 437 single males under 18, 390 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,069 French Canadians, 204 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 204 houses, 204 houses built of wood, 204 occupied houses, 199 houses of 1 story, 53 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 1 room, 19 houses under construction, 19 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,111 bushels of potatoes, 27,746 pounds of homemade butter, 24,702 acres of land in farms, 18,478 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,882 bushels of oats, 6,224 acres of improved land in farms, 4,964 bushels of buckwheat, 4,023 acres of farmland under crops, 3,973 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,756 bushels of turnips, 3,682 chickens, 2,905 bushels of barley, 2,198 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,754 acres of hay crops, 1,626 tons of hay, 1,443 sheep, 801 acres of oats, 630 swine, 487 sheep slaughtered or sold, 445 other cattle, 430 milk cows, 382 swine slaughtered or sold, 270 bushels of peas, 268 acres of potatoes, 254 acres of barley, 237 occupants of farms, 227 farm occupants who own their land, 196 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 191 horses aged over 3 years, 141 other fowl, 115 cattle killed or sold, 107 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 97 bushels of rye, 75 bushels of spring wheat, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 59 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 52 bushels of winter wheat, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 acres of turnips, 45 geese, 35 oxen, 26 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 acres of wheat, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 ducks, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143009— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/matap-dia-qc143009-1891/.