St. Jean de Matha, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jean de Matha was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,293. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.247°N, 73.533°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jean de Matha had a population of 2,293: 1,149 male and 1,144 female residents. Population density was 51.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Jean de Matha shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 396 |
| Number of females | 1,144 |
| Number of males | 1,149 |
| Number of married females | 368 |
| Number of married males | 368 |
| Number of married persons | 736 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| Total population | 2,293 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 743 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 768 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,511 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 322 |
| Number of occupied houses | 322 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 56 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,630 |
| BWT BU | 2,155 |
| CRN BU | 712 |
| HAY AC | 1,994 |
| HAY TONS | 1,923 |
| OAT BU | 35,615 |
| PEA BU | 3,114 |
| POT AC | 243 |
| POT BU | 31,253 |
| RYE BU | 3,274 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,812 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,034 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 237 |
| AREA | 28,812 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| CD | 102 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 396 |
| FEMALE | 1,144 |
| GRA BU | 277 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 322 |
| INHABITED | 322 |
| MALE | 1,149 |
| MARRIED F | 368 |
| MARRIED M | 368 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 736 |
| POPULATION | 2,293 |
| ROOT BU | 122 |
| SINGLE F | 743 |
| SINGLE M | 768 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,511 |
| TUR BU | 104 |
| UNINHABITED | 56 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC102011— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-de-matha-qc102011-1871/.