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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 865 total population, 437 females in the population, 428 males in the population, 289 single (never-married) females, 282 single (never-married) males, 136 families, 134 married males, 131 married females, 11 widowed females, 7 males with marital status not given, 6 females with marital status not given, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 451 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 236 persons of French origin, 106 persons of British origin (Irish), 69 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 374 Roman Catholics, 352 Presbyterians, 75 Baptists, 40 Methodists, 21 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 131 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.