St. Mathieu, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Mathieu was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.168°N, 68.964°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Mathieu had a population of 846: 436 male and 410 female residents. Population density was 19.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Mathieu shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 131 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 142 |
| Number of families | 142 |
| Number of females | 410 |
| Number of males | 436 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 410 |
| POP M | 436 |
| POP TOT | 846 |
| Total population | 846 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 547 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 846 |
Buildings & housing (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 108 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,435 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,930 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,479 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,329 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,917 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,847 |
| Acres of oats | 893 |
| Acres of potatoes | 136 |
| Acres of wheat | 414 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 935 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 935 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,549 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 687 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,795 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 556 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,873 |
| HAY AC | 3,329 |
| HAY TONS | 1,363 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 170 |
| Number of chickens | 857 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 120 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 156 |
| Number of milk cows | 552 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 122 |
| Number of other cattle | 181 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 869 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 659 |
| Number of swine | 350 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 369 |
| OAT AC | 893 |
| OAT BU | 8,549 |
| PEA BU | 687 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 12,795 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 32 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,717 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 49,812 |
| RYE BU | 556 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,363 |
| WHT AC | 414 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,873 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 49,812 |
| CATTLE KS | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 258 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 289 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 547 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 32 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 142 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,717 |
| FRN CA | 846 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 857 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 156 |
| HOUSES | 108 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 20 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 139 |
| MD MALE | 138 |
| MD TOT | 277 |
| MILK COWS | 552 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 120 |
| OC TOT | 122 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 181 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 869 |
| SHEEP KS | 659 |
| SUP AM | 8,917 |
| SUP FOR | 8,930 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 3,435 |
| SUP SC | 5,479 |
| SUP TOT | 17,847 |
| SWINE | 350 |
| SWINE KS | 369 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 108 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183026— 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 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. Mathieu, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-mathieu-qc183026-1891/.