St. Jean de Matha, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jean de Matha was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.247°N, 73.533°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jean de Matha had a population of 2,675: 1,354 male and 1,321 female residents. Population density was 59.8 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 1891
In the 1891 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 557 |
| Number of families | 557 |
| Number of females | 1,321 |
| Number of males | 1,354 |
| Number of married females | 520 |
| Number of married males | 521 |
| Number of married persons | 1,041 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 1,321 |
| POP M | 1,354 |
| POP TOT | 2,675 |
| Total population | 2,675 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 814 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,599 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,671 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 395 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 394 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 69 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 282 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 113 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 399 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,620 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,638 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,935 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,116 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,606 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,244 |
| Acres of oats | 2,733 |
| Acres of potatoes | 231 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 284 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 251 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,656 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 543 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,303 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,619 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,609 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,824 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,493 |
| BWT BU | 2,656 |
| CRN BU | 543 |
| HAY AC | 3,116 |
| HAY TONS | 2,739 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 115 |
| Number of chickens | 2,413 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 297 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 100 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 401 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,300 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 324 |
| Number of other cattle | 429 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 57 |
| Number of sheep | 1,522 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 575 |
| Number of swine | 728 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 397 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 2,733 |
| OAT BU | 27,303 |
| PEA BU | 2,619 |
| POT AC | 231 |
| POT BU | 19,609 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,950 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,778 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,242 |
| RYE BU | 31 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,739 |
| WHT AC | 284 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,824 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 96 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 115 |
| BEN BU | 73 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,242 |
| CATTLE KS | 115 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,950 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 785 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 814 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,599 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,778 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 100 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 557 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 2,671 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 54 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,413 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 401 |
| HOUSES | 395 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 282 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 106 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 93 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 394 |
| INF 11 A | 57 |
| MD FEM | 520 |
| MD MALE | 521 |
| MD TOT | 1,041 |
| MILK COWS | 1,300 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 297 |
| OC TOT | 324 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 429 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 1,522 |
| SHEEP KS | 575 |
| SUP AM | 18,606 |
| SUP FOR | 9,638 |
| SUP JV | 51 |
| SUP PAT | 4,620 |
| SUP SC | 13,935 |
| SUP TOT | 28,244 |
| SWINE | 728 |
| SWINE KS | 397 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 399 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,493 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 91 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159010— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-de-matha-qc159010-1891/.