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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Mathieu shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 233 total population, 120 females, 113 males, 83 married persons, 45 families, 42 married males, 41 married females, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed persons, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 144 single persons under 18, 73 single females under 18, 71 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 233 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 44 houses, 44 houses built of wood, 44 occupied houses, 42 houses of 1 story, 18 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,823 acres of land in farms, 5,585 pounds of homemade butter, 4,938 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,133 bushels of oats, 2,690 bushels of potatoes, 1,885 acres of improved land in farms, 1,575 acres of farmland under crops, 1,178 bushels of turnips, 863 bushels of buckwheat, 481 bushels of peas, 412 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 376 chickens, 317 acres of hay crops, 303 acres of farmland in pasture, 289 tons of hay, 275 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 243 acres of oats, 200 bushels of barley, 174 bushels of spring wheat, 155 sheep, 84 other cattle, 80 milk cows, 71 swine, 51 sheep slaughtered or sold, 42 horses aged over 3 years, 42 occupants of farms, 40 farm occupants who own their land, 33 acres of potatoes, 25 cattle killed or sold, 23 acres of wheat, 19 acres of barley, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 bushels of corn, 16 swine slaughtered or sold, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 ducks, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 oxen, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of beans, 3 geese, 1 employees on farms, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.