St. Mathias, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Mathias was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 725. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912574. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.486°N, 73.229°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Mathias had a population of 725: 383 male and 342 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Mathias shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 725 total population, 383 males, 342 females, 235 married persons, 139 families, 118 married females, 117 married males, 24 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 466 single persons under 18, 258 single males under 18, 208 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 700 French Canadians, 25 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 136 houses, 136 occupied houses, 124 houses built of wood, 123 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses built of stone, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,077 bushels of oats, 11,347 acres of land in farms, 10,133 pounds of homemade butter, 9,284 acres of improved land in farms, 8,602 bushels of potatoes, 6,947 acres of farmland under crops, 5,800 chickens, 4,221 bushels of peas, 3,803 acres of hay crops, 3,595 tons of hay, 3,151 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,257 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,212 bushels of barley, 2,084 bushels of spring wheat, 2,063 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,759 acres of oats, 1,253 bushels of buckwheat, 1,176 turkeys, 1,016 sheep, 506 milk cows, 495 sheep slaughtered or sold, 437 swine, 285 horses aged over 3 years, 251 swine slaughtered or sold, 249 bushels of corn, 246 geese, 242 other cattle, 231 acres of wheat, 210 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 179 acres of barley, 134 horses aged 3 years and under, 126 cattle killed or sold, 123 ducks, 113 occupants of farms, 111 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 95 other fowl, 84 farm occupants who own their land, 80 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 78 acres of potatoes, 53 bushels of turnips, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 bushels of beans, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Guillaume Bresse | 1833–1892 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184012— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-mathias-qc184012-1891/.