Métis, Quebec (1881 census)
Métis was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.664°N, 68.018°W.
Population
In 1881, Métis had a population of 570: 288 male and 282 female residents. Population density was 126.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 656 |
| 1861 | 2,135 |
| 1871 | 2,169 |
| 1881 | 570 |
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 Métis, 1871 (7.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais, 1891 (6.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Métis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 117 |
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 282 |
| Number of males | 288 |
| Number of married females | 76 |
| Number of married males | 78 |
| Number of married persons | 154 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP TOT | 570 |
| Total population | 570 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 392 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 96 |
| Number of occupied houses | 98 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 513 |
| Acres of potatoes | 123 |
| Acres of wheat | 359 |
| BAR BU | 1,718 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,718 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,347 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,350 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,790 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 642 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,004 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 517 |
| BWT BU | 175 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 513 |
| HAY TONS | 428 |
| OAT BU | 3,347 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,350 |
| POT AC | 123 |
| POT BU | 24,790 |
| RYE BU | 642 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 428 |
| WHT AC | 359 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,004 |
Fisheries (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 650 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 70 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 330 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 4 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 56 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 1 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 140 |
| Number of fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of shoremen | 1 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 650 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 1 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 1 |
| C UNMD F | 187 |
| C UNMD M | 205 |
| C UNMD TOT | 392 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| COD DX K | 1 |
| D OCC | 98 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 5 |
| FEMALE | 282 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 140 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 96 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 288 |
| MCK XB Q | 70 |
| MD F | 76 |
| MD M | 78 |
| MD TOT | 154 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 330 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 150 |
| SAR XB Q | 56 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| SHD XB Q | 1 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 1 |
| SLM XB Q | 4 |
| TUR BU | 517 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040019_1851— 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). "Métis, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/m-tis-qc040019-1881/.