St. Jean de Matha, Quebec (1861–1921)
St. Jean de Matha was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3462533, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from St. Félix in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,346 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,133 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,675 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,958 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,958 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,800 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Henri Picard | 1857–1934 | born here |
| Émiliano Renaud | 1875–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060011— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.