St. Mathieu, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Mathieu was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 896. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.168°N, 68.964°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Mathieu had a population of 896: 465 male and 431 female residents. Population density was 20.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 896 |
| 1881 | 1,175 |
| 1891 | 846 |
| 1901 | 893 |
| 1911 | 842 |
| 1921 | 781 |
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 was contained in St. Simon, 1861 (58.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Mathieu shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 431 |
| Number of males | 465 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 268 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 896 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 328 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 611 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 118 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,070 |
| BWT BU | 224 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 652 |
| HAY TONS | 389 |
| OAT BU | 3,371 |
| PEA BU | 1,198 |
| POT AC | 81 |
| POT BU | 11,268 |
| RYE BU | 2,223 |
| Total area (acres) | 228,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,001 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 117 |
| AREA | 228,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| CD | 167 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FEMALE | 431 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 119 |
| INHABITED | 118 |
| MALE | 465 |
| MARRIED F | 134 |
| MARRIED M | 134 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 268 |
| POPULATION | 896 |
| ROOT BU | 2 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 283 |
| SINGLE M | 328 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 611 |
| TUR BU | 24 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084015— 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-qc167002-1871/.