Mécatina, Quebec (1881 census)
Mécatina was a census subdivision in 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 280 |
| 1881 | 410 |
| 1891 | 341 |
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 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 410 total population, 221 males, 189 females, 128 married persons, 78 families, 65 married males, 63 married females, 11 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 271 single persons under 18, 149 single males under 18, 122 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 74 inhabited houses, 74 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 13,780 gallons of fish oil, 8,980 fathoms of fishing nets, 7,023 quintals of cod, 974 barrels of other fish, 273 barrels of herring or alewives, 230 barrels of salmon, 194 shoremen, 157 men on fishing boats, 124 fishing boats, 25 barrels of trout, 3 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 410 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:
QC076010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149032— 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/.