Matapédia, Quebec (1871 census)
Matapédia was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 848. 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 density was 7.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 326 |
| 1861 | 310 |
| 1871 | 848 |
| 1881 | 1,012 |
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, 1881 (88.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Laurent, 1881 (11.4% 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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 181 |
| Number of females | 413 |
| Number of males | 435 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| Total population | 848 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 290 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 552 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,301 |
| BWT BU | 6,501 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 745 |
| HAY TONS | 877 |
| OAT BU | 6,842 |
| PEA BU | 76 |
| POT AC | 218 |
| POT BU | 38,840 |
| RYE BU | 403 |
| Total area (acres) | 351,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 646 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 59 |
| AREA | 351,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 169 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 181 |
| FEMALE | 413 |
| GRA BU | 55 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 167 |
| INHABITED | 164 |
| MALE | 435 |
| MARRIED F | 138 |
| MARRIED M | 138 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 276 |
| POPULATION | 848 |
| ROOT BU | 78 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 262 |
| SINGLE M | 290 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 552 |
| TUR BU | 5,977 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.