Matapédia, Quebec (1911 census)
Matapédia was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,575. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3298232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.982°N, 67.133°W.
Population
In 1911, Matapédia had a population of 1,575: 833 male and 742 female residents. Population density was 12.9 people per square mile.
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 was contained in Matapédia, 1901 (88.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Matapédia shared boundaries with:
- Eldon & Restigouche River
- NO DATA
- Other parts - Autres parties
- Restigouche
- St. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha)
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 78,336 area in acres, 1,575 total population, 833 males in the population, 742 females in the population, 560 single (never-married) males, 480 single (never-married) females, 267 families, 251 married males, 247 married females, 122.40 area in square miles, 15 widowed females, 12.87 population per square mile, 12 widowed males, 10 males with marital status not given. 1,799 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,556 persons of French origin, 15 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,558 Roman Catholics, 8 Presbyterians, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 158 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/matap-dia-qc148008-1911/.