St. Jérôme de Matane, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Jérôme de Matane was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,551. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815239. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.821°N, 67.462°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Jérôme de Matane had a population of 1,551: 834 male and 717 female residents. Population density was 41.2 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 St. Jérôme de Matane, 1901 (90.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Jérôme de Matane, 1921 (91.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Jérôme de Matane shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 24,083 area in acres, 1,551 total population, 834 males in the population, 717 females in the population, 568 single (never-married) males, 461 single (never-married) females, 261 families, 246 married males, 238 married females, 41.22 population per square mile, 37.63 area in square miles, 19 widowed males, 16 widowed females, 2 divorced females, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,528 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 1,461 persons of French origin, 55 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of German origin, 5 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,544 Roman Catholics, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 236 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193022— 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 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). "St. Jérôme de Matane, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-r-me-de-matane-qc193022-1911/.