Matapédia, Quebec (1871 census)
Matapédia was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3298232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.977°N, 67.116°W.
Population
In 1871, Matapédia had a population of 848: 435 male and 413 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 St. Laurent, 1881 (11.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Matapédia, 1881 (88.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Matapédia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 848 total population, 435 males, 413 females, 276 married persons, 181 families, 138 married females, 138 married males, 20 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 552 single persons under 18, 290 single males under 18, 262 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 167 occupied houses, 164 inhabited houses, 12 houses under construction, 8 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 351,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Smith | 1820–1888 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169011— 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 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). "Matapédia, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/matap-dia-qc169011-1871/.