St. Jean de Matha, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Jean de Matha was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,800. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462533. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.247°N, 73.533°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Jean de Matha had a population of 1,800: 893 male and 907 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,346 |
| 1881 | 2,133 |
| 1891 | 2,675 |
| 1901 | 1,958 |
| 1911 | 1,958 |
| 1921 | 1,800 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, St. Jean de Matha shared boundaries with:
- St. Damien de Brandon
- St. Félix de Valois
- St. Gabriel de Brandon
- Ste. Béatrice
- Ste. Emélie de l'Energie
- Ste. Mélanie
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,800 total population, 907 females in the population, 893 males in the population, 870 females born in Canada, 854 males born in Canada, 38 males born outside the British Empire, 37 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,796 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,800 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Henri Picard | 1857–1934 | born here |
| Émiliano Renaud | 1875–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462533
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-de-Matha
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-de-Matha
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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. Jean de Matha, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-de-matha-qc060011-1921/.