Rimouski, Quebec (1881 census)
Rimouski was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,736. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1336. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.425°N, 68.493°W.
Population
In 1881, Rimouski had a population of 1,736: 899 male and 837 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,736 |
| 1891 | 1,220 |
| 1901 | 1,295 |
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 Saint Germain de Rimouski, 1871 (34.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rimouski, 1891 (71.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Rimouski shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,736 total population, 899 males, 837 females, 492 married persons, 283 families, 246 married females, 246 married males, 66 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,178 single persons under 18, 628 single males under 18, 550 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 226 inhabited houses, 226 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 46,340 bushels of potatoes, 10,747 bushels of spring wheat, 8,002 bushels of oats, 4,783 bushels of barley, 4,377 bushels of peas and beans, 1,470 acres of hay crops, 1,440 tons of hay, 1,201 acres of wheat, 1,175 bushels of turnips, 269 acres of potatoes, 228 bushels of rye, 171 bushels of other root crops, 82 bushels of buckwheat, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,898 barrels of herring or alewives, 170 fathoms of fishing nets, 21 barrels of salmon, 12 quintals of cod, 10 quintals of fascines fish, 5 barrels of halibut, 3 barrels of eels, 2 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 1 barrels of mackerel. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 129 barrels of sardines, 21 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Langevin | 1821–1892 | died here |
| Edmond Langevin | 1824–1889 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,736 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1336
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimouski
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimouski
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Rimouski, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rimouski-qc040008-1881/.