Métis, Quebec (1851 census)
Métis was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.525°N, 67.673°W.
Population
In 1851, Métis had a population of 656: 343 male and 313 female residents. Population density was 3.1 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Métis, 1861 (92.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Métis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 300 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 109 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 2 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 294 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 19 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 331 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 12 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 109 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 11 |
| Number of females | 313 |
| Number of females attending school | 63 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 17 |
| Number of males | 343 |
| Number of males attending school | 54 |
| Number of married females | 95 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of single females | 207 |
| Number of single males | 244 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| POP | 657 |
| POP FX N.1 | 313 |
| POP MX N.1 | 343 |
| POP XX N.1 | 656 |
| Total population | 656 |
Age structure (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 8 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 18 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 11 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 43 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 12 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 14 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 49 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 36 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 24 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 20 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 22 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 23 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 17 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 40 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 48 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 14 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 40 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 46 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 33 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 355 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 191 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 81 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 296 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,533 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,826 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,082 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 2,615 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,441 |
| Acres of oats | 112 |
| Acres of peas | 141 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of rye | 110 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 314 |
| BAR AC | 296 |
| BAR BU | 3,409 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 21 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 54 |
| BEEF BAR | 21 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,409 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,511 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,122 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,162 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 892 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,917 |
| HAY TONS | 61,743 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 82 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 94 |
| Number of horses | 115 |
| Number of milk cows | 193 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 680 |
| Number of swine | 219 |
| OAT AC | 112 |
| OAT BU | 1,511 |
| PEA AC | 141 |
| PEA BU | 1,122 |
| PORK BAR | 54 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 8,162 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 608 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 123 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,881 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 5,695 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,200 |
| RYE AC | 110 |
| RYE BU | 892 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 61,743 |
| WHT AC | 314 |
| WHT BU | 2,917 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,200 |
Manufacturing & industry (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 4 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 4 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 4 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 60 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 639 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 713 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 135 |
Deaths & mortality (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (111 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 4,881 |
| BOV | 82 |
| C F BAR | 135 |
| C H | 94 |
| C LBS | 608 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 343 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 313 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 656 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 331 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 294 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 12 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 19 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 1 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 2 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 60 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 17 |
| C126 MD MALE | 95 |
| C127 S MALE | 244 |
| C128 WID MALE | 4 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 343 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 11 |
| C130 MD FEM | 95 |
| C131 S FEM | 207 |
| C132 WID FEM | 11 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 313 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 656 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 1 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 1 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 4 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 16 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 54 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 63 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 10 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 4 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 9 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 18 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 12 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 11 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 14 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 8 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 10 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 4 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 12 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 49 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 43 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 40 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 40 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 46 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 4 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 48 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 20 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 33 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 36 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 14 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 22 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 8 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 24 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 23 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 18 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 17 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 13 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 4 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 13 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 3 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 2 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| CROP | 1,082 |
| CULT | 2,615 |
| ENG WLS | 13 |
| FC YRDS | 713 |
| FLAN YRDS | 639 |
| FLX LBS | 123 |
| FREN ORIG | 355 |
| HELD | 12,441 |
| HORSE | 115 |
| IRE | 14 |
| LINE NO | 1,319 |
| M COWS | 193 |
| MPLS LBS | 5,695 |
| NB | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 191 |
| NS PEI | 2 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 42 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 9 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 29 |
| O OVR 200 | 11 |
| PASTURE | 1,533 |
| SCOT | 81 |
| SHEEP | 680 |
| SWINE | 219 |
| TOT O | 91 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 110 |
| WOOD | 9,826 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071017— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/m-tis-qc071017-1851/.