St. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha), Quebec (1911 census)
St. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 865. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815242. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.975°N, 66.960°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha) had a population of 865: 428 male and 437 female residents. Population density was 29.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 865 |
| 1921 | 839 |
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. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 437 |
| POP M | 428 |
| POP TOT | 865 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 21 |
| BAPTISTS | 75 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 69 |
| BRIT IRISH | 106 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 451 |
| DWELLINGS | 131 |
| F MARRIED | 131 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 289 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| FRENCH | 236 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 134 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| M SINGLE | 282 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 40 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 352 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 374 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815242
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. Laurent de Matapédia (Niguasha), Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-laurent-de-matap-dia-niguasha-qc148018-1911/.