St. Mathieu, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Mathieu was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.603°N, 72.913°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Mathieu had a population of 233: 113 male and 120 female residents. Population density was 4.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 130 |
| 1881 | 263 |
| 1891 | 233 |
| 1901 | 544 |
| 1911 | 770 |
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 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 45 |
| Number of families | 45 |
| Number of females | 120 |
| Number of males | 113 |
| Number of married females | 41 |
| Number of married males | 42 |
| Number of married persons | 83 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 120 |
| POP M | 113 |
| POP TOT | 233 |
| Total population | 233 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 73 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 71 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 144 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 233 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 44 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 44 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 44 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 303 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,938 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,575 |
| Acres of hay crops | 317 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,885 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,823 |
| Acres of oats | 243 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 200 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 863 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,133 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,690 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,178 |
| BWT BU | 863 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 317 |
| HAY TONS | 289 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 25 |
| Number of chickens | 376 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 42 |
| Number of milk cows | 80 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 42 |
| Number of other cattle | 84 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 155 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 51 |
| Number of swine | 71 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 16 |
| OAT AC | 243 |
| OAT BU | 3,133 |
| PEA BU | 481 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 2,690 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 412 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 275 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,585 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 289 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 174 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,585 |
| CATTLE KS | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 73 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 71 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 144 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 412 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 45 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 275 |
| FRN CA | 233 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 376 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 42 |
| HOUSES | 44 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 44 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 41 |
| MD MALE | 42 |
| MD TOT | 83 |
| MILK COWS | 80 |
| NAME CD | St. Maurice |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 40 |
| OC TOT | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 84 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 155 |
| SHEEP KS | 51 |
| SUP AM | 1,885 |
| SUP FOR | 4,938 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 303 |
| SUP SC | 1,575 |
| SUP TOT | 6,823 |
| SWINE | 71 |
| SWINE KS | 16 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 44 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,178 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 0 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187006— 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 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-qc187006-1891/.