St. Jean de Matha, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Jean de Matha was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,958. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462533. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.247°N, 73.533°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Jean de Matha had a population of 1,958: 960 male and 998 female residents. Population density was 56.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,346 |
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Jean de Matha shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,080 area in acres, 1,958 total population, 998 females in the population, 960 males in the population, 638 single (never-married) females, 611 single (never-married) males, 344 families, 331 married males, 330 married females, 56.75 population per square mile, 34.50 area in square miles, 30 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 1 divorced males. 1,958 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,956 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,958 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 326 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Henri Picard | 1857–1934 | born here |
| Émiliano Renaud | 1875–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-de-matha-qc163010-1911/.