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 |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,958 |
| POP F | 998 |
| POP M | 960 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 56.75 |
| POP TOT | 1,958 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 22,080 |
| AREA SQ MI | 34.50 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 326 |
| F MARRIED | 330 |
| F SINGLE | 638 |
| F WIDOWED | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 344 |
| FRENCH | 1,956 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 331 |
| M SINGLE | 611 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,958 |
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
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/.