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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912574. 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 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 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 853 total population, 438 males, 415 females, 254 married persons, 171 families, 131 married males, 123 married females, 39 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 560 single persons under 18, 295 single males under 18, 265 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 122 inhabited houses, 122 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,216 bushels of peas and beans, 19,681 bushels of oats, 5,157 bushels of potatoes, 1,528 bushels of barley, 1,472 acres of hay crops, 1,426 tons of hay, 1,236 bushels of buckwheat, 1,039 bushels of spring wheat, 397 bushels of corn, 162 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 97 acres of wheat, 52 acres of potatoes, 2 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Guillaume Bresse | 1833–1892 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 853 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC063002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085008_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912574
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/.