Mécatina, Quebec (1871 census)
Mécatina was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 280. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.756°N, 59.272°W.
Population
In 1871, Mécatina had a population of 280: 156 male and 124 female residents. Population density was 0.8 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).
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 Bay of Kegasca, and other places, 1861 (31.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Mécatina shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 59 |
| Number of females | 124 |
| Number of males | 156 |
| Number of married females | 41 |
| Number of married males | 43 |
| Number of married persons | 84 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| Total population | 280 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 81 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 109 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 190 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 50 |
| Number of occupied houses | 50 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 33 |
| Total area (acres) | 4,064,000 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 4,064,000 |
| CD | 152 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 59 |
| FEMALE | 124 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 50 |
| INHABITED | 50 |
| MALE | 156 |
| MARRIED F | 41 |
| MARRIED M | 43 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 84 |
| POPULATION | 280 |
| SINGLE F | 81 |
| SINGLE M | 109 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 190 |
| TUR BU | 21 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| WIDOWED F | 2 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/m-catina-qc152007-1871/.