St. Mathieu, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Mathieu was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 130. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.603°N, 72.913°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Mathieu had a population of 130: 70 male and 60 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 130 |
| 1881 | 263 |
| 1891 | 233 |
| 1901 | 544 |
| 1911 | — |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Mathieu shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 130 total population, 70 males, 60 females, 49 married persons, 25 married males, 24 families, 24 married females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 81 single persons under 18, 45 single males under 18, 36 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 20 inhabited houses, 20 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 164,800 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC129008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC203008— 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 1871 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. Mathieu, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-mathieu-qc129008-1871/.