Mécatina, Quebec (1881 census)
Mécatina was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.756°N, 59.272°W.
Population
In 1881, Mécatina had a population of 410: 221 male and 189 female residents. Population density was 1.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 280 |
| 1881 | 410 |
| 1891 | 341 |
| 1901 | 213 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mécatina shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 78 |
| Number of families | 78 |
| Number of females | 189 |
| Number of males | 221 |
| Number of married females | 63 |
| Number of married males | 65 |
| Number of married persons | 128 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP TOT | 410 |
| Total population | 410 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 122 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 149 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 271 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 74 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Fisheries (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 273 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 974 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 230 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 25 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 8,980 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 13,780 |
| Number of fishing boats | 124 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 157 |
| Number of shoremen | 194 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 7,023 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 273 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 157 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 124 |
| C UNMD F | 122 |
| C UNMD M | 149 |
| C UNMD TOT | 271 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| COD DX K | 7,023 |
| D OCC | 74 |
| FEMALE | 189 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 13,780 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 74 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| HAL XB Q | 3 |
| MALE | 221 |
| MD F | 63 |
| MD M | 65 |
| MD TOT | 128 |
| NET XX F | 8,980 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 974 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 194 |
| SLM XB Q | 230 |
| TRT XB Q | 25 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149047— 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 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). "Mécatina, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/m-catina-qc076010-1881/.