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 density was 39.1 people per square mile.
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 339 |
| Number of families | 339 |
| Number of females | 1,002 |
| Number of males | 1,023 |
| Number of married females | 308 |
| Number of married males | 304 |
| Number of married persons | 612 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 1,002 |
| POP M | 1,023 |
| POP TOT | 2,025 |
| Total population | 2,025 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 655 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 692 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,347 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,011 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 14 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 320 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 319 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 258 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 43 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 212 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,226 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,984 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,750 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,706 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,998 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,982 |
| Acres of oats | 1,157 |
| Acres of potatoes | 269 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 921 |
| BAR AC | 212 |
| BAR BU | 2,386 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,386 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,075 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,863 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,145 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,709 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 716 |
| BWT BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 1,706 |
| HAY TONS | 1,466 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 336 |
| Number of chickens | 2,106 |
| Number of ducks | 67 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 223 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 184 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 359 |
| Number of milk cows | 622 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 228 |
| Number of other cattle | 332 |
| Number of other fowl | 103 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 1,466 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 882 |
| Number of swine | 514 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 551 |
| OAT AC | 1,157 |
| OAT BU | 12,075 |
| PEA BU | 2,863 |
| POT AC | 269 |
| POT BU | 30,145 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,664 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,120 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,466 |
| WHT AC | 921 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,709 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,120 |
| CATTLE KS | 336 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 655 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 692 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,347 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,664 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 339 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 2,011 |
| GEESE | 184 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,106 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 359 |
| HOUSES | 320 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 258 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 85 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 319 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 308 |
| MD MALE | 304 |
| MD TOT | 612 |
| MILK COWS | 622 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 223 |
| OC TOT | 228 |
| OTHER FOWL | 103 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 332 |
| OTHERS | 14 |
| SHEEP | 1,466 |
| SHEEP KS | 882 |
| SUP AM | 13,998 |
| SUP FOR | 14,984 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 9,226 |
| SUP SC | 4,750 |
| SUP TOT | 28,982 |
| SWINE | 514 |
| SWINE KS | 551 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 320 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 716 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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/.