St. Mathias, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Mathias was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 853. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.486°N, 73.229°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Mathias had a population of 853: 438 male and 415 female residents. Population density was 55.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,757 |
| 1861 | 1,829 |
| 1871 | 939 |
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 725 |
| 1901 | 657 |
| 1911 | 722 |
| 1921 | 735 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Mathias, 1871 (92.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Mathias shared boundaries with:
- Richelieu (Village), N.-D. de Bonsecours
- St. Hilaire
- St. Jean Baptiste de Rouville
- Ste. Marie de Monnoir
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 171 |
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 415 |
| Number of males | 438 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of married persons | 254 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 853 |
| Total population | 853 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 265 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 560 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 122 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,472 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 97 |
| BAR BU | 1,528 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,528 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,236 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,681 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 23,216 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,157 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,039 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 1,236 |
| CRN BU | 397 |
| HAY AC | 1,472 |
| HAY TONS | 1,426 |
| OAT BU | 19,681 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 23,216 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 5,157 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,426 |
| WHT AC | 97 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,039 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 265 |
| C UNMD M | 295 |
| C UNMD TOT | 560 |
| D OCC | 122 |
| FEMALE | 415 |
| GRA BU | 162 |
| H INHAB | 122 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 438 |
| MD F | 123 |
| MD M | 131 |
| MD TOT | 254 |
| NUMBER CD | 63 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC063002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085008— 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 1881 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. Mathias, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-mathias-qc063002-1881/.