St. Jérôme de Matane, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jérôme de Matane was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,025. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815239. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.820°N, 67.463°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jérôme de Matane had a population of 2,025: 1,023 male and 1,002 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,025 |
| 1901 | 1,528 |
| 1911 | 1,551 |
| 1921 | 1,558 |
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 Matane, 1881 (55.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jérôme de Matane vl, 1901 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Jérôme de Matane shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,025 total population, 1,023 males, 1,002 females, 612 married persons, 339 families, 308 married females, 304 married males, 66 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,347 single persons under 18, 692 single males under 18, 655 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,011 French Canadians, 14 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 320 houses, 320 occupied houses, 319 houses built of wood, 258 houses of 1 story, 85 houses of 3 rooms, 83 houses of 4 rooms, 67 houses of 2 rooms, 43 houses of 2 stories, 36 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 1 room, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,120 pounds of homemade butter, 30,145 bushels of potatoes, 28,982 acres of land in farms, 14,984 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,998 acres of improved land in farms, 12,075 bushels of oats, 9,226 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,709 bushels of spring wheat, 4,750 acres of farmland under crops, 4,664 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,863 bushels of peas, 2,386 bushels of barley, 2,106 chickens, 1,706 acres of hay crops, 1,466 sheep, 1,466 tons of hay, 1,157 acres of oats, 921 acres of wheat, 882 sheep slaughtered or sold, 716 bushels of turnips, 622 milk cows, 551 swine slaughtered or sold, 514 swine, 359 horses aged over 3 years, 336 cattle killed or sold, 332 other cattle, 269 acres of potatoes, 228 occupants of farms, 223 farm occupants who own their land, 212 acres of barley, 184 geese, 103 other fowl, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 67 ducks, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 bushels of buckwheat, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of rye, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 oxen, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC070011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815239
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). "St. Jérôme de Matane, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-r-me-de-matane-qc183023-1891/.