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 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 density was 47.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Mathias shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 342 |
| Number of males | 383 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 235 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 342 |
| POP M | 383 |
| POP TOT | 725 |
| Total population | 725 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 208 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 466 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 700 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 25 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 136 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 124 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 80 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,257 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,063 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,947 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,803 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,284 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,347 |
| Acres of oats | 1,759 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 231 |
| BAR AC | 179 |
| BAR BU | 2,212 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,212 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,253 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 249 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,077 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,221 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,602 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,084 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 53 |
| BWT BU | 1,253 |
| CRN BU | 249 |
| HAY AC | 3,803 |
| HAY TONS | 3,595 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 126 |
| Number of chickens | 5,800 |
| Number of ducks | 123 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 84 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 246 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 134 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 285 |
| Number of milk cows | 506 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 113 |
| Number of other cattle | 242 |
| Number of other fowl | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 1,016 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 495 |
| Number of swine | 437 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 251 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,176 |
| OAT AC | 1,759 |
| OAT BU | 19,077 |
| PEA BU | 4,221 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 8,602 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 111 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,151 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,133 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,595 |
| WHT AC | 231 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,084 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,133 |
| CATTLE KS | 126 |
| CHEESE LB | 111 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 208 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 258 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 466 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,151 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 134 |
| DUCKS | 123 |
| FAMILIES | 139 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 700 |
| GEESE | 246 |
| GRA BU | 210 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,800 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 285 |
| HOUSES | 136 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 124 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 118 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 235 |
| MILK COWS | 506 |
| NAME CD | Rouville |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 84 |
| OC TOT | 113 |
| OTHER FOWL | 95 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 242 |
| OTHERS | 25 |
| SHEEP | 1,016 |
| SHEEP KS | 495 |
| SUP AM | 9,284 |
| SUP FOR | 2,063 |
| SUP JV | 80 |
| SUP PAT | 2,257 |
| SUP SC | 6,947 |
| SUP TOT | 11,347 |
| SWINE | 437 |
| SWINE KS | 251 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 53 |
| TURKEY | 1,176 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184012— 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 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/.