Mécatina, Quebec (1891 census)
Mécatina was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 341. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5664602. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.756°N, 59.272°W.
Population
In 1891, Mécatina had a population of 341: 181 male and 160 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 280 |
| 1881 | 410 |
| 1891 | 341 |
| 1901 | 213 |
| 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, Mécatina shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 341 total population, 181 males, 160 females, 114 married persons, 62 families, 57 married females, 57 married males, 11 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 216 single persons under 18, 117 single males under 18, 99 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 217 persons who are not French Canadian, 124 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 62 occupied houses, 61 houses, 61 houses built of wood, 39 uninhabited houses, 35 houses of 1 story, 26 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3 acres of farmland under crops, 3 acres of improved land in farms, 3 acres of land in farms, 3 farm occupants who own their land, 3 occupants of farms, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hébert | 1830–1919 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154054— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5664602
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). "Mécatina, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/m-catina-qc149032-1891/.