St. Jean de Matha, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Jean de Matha was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.247°N, 73.533°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Jean de Matha had a population of 1,958: 973 male and 985 female residents. Population density was 43.7 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 1901
In the 1901 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, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 366 |
| Number of females | 985 |
| Number of males | 973 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of single females | 613 |
| Number of single males | 618 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| POP F | 985 |
| POP M | 973 |
| POP TOT | 1,958 |
| Total population | 1,958 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 327 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 22,080 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 22,080 |
| FAMILIES | 366 |
| HOUSES | 327 |
| MARRIED F | 337 |
| MARRIED M | 335 |
| SINGLE F | 613 |
| SINGLE M | 618 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158011— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-de-matha-qc158011-1901/.