St. Jean de Matha, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jean de Matha was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,133. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.247°N, 73.533°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean de Matha had a population of 2,133: 1,064 male and 1,069 female residents. Population density was 47.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,293 |
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jean de Matha shared boundaries with:
- St. Damien
- St. Félix de Valois
- St. Gabriel de Brandon
- Ste. Béatrice
- Ste. Emélie de l'Energie
- Ste. Mélanie
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 384 |
| Number of families | 384 |
| Number of females | 1,069 |
| Number of males | 1,064 |
| Number of married females | 356 |
| Number of married males | 355 |
| Number of married persons | 711 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 2,133 |
| Total population | 2,133 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 685 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 691 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,376 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 299 |
| Number of occupied houses | 300 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,969 |
| Acres of potatoes | 136 |
| Acres of wheat | 372 |
| BAR BU | 484 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 484 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,119 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,409 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,021 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,476 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,891 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,169 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,813 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 267 |
| BWT BU | 5,119 |
| CRN BU | 1,409 |
| HAY AC | 1,969 |
| HAY TONS | 1,775 |
| OAT BU | 46,021 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,476 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 13,891 |
| RYE BU | 1,169 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,775 |
| WHT AC | 372 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,813 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 685 |
| C UNMD M | 691 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,376 |
| D OCC | 300 |
| FEMALE | 1,069 |
| GRA BU | 377 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 299 |
| H UNINH | 51 |
| MALE | 1,064 |
| MD F | 356 |
| MD M | 355 |
| MD TOT | 711 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 129 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 267 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-de-matha-qc087007-1881/.