McNider, Quebec (1881 census)
McNider was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,364. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.694°N, 67.880°W.
Population
In 1881, McNider had a population of 2,364: 1,195 male and 1,169 female residents. Population density was 63.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 200 |
| 1861 | 1,235 |
| 1871 | 2,265 |
| 1881 | 2,364 |
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 McNider, 1871 (39.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, McNider shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 94 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 437 |
| Number of families | 437 |
| Number of females | 1,169 |
| Number of males | 1,195 |
| Number of married females | 351 |
| Number of married males | 350 |
| Number of married persons | 701 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 2,364 |
| Total population | 2,364 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 780 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 822 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,602 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 337 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,867 |
| Acres of potatoes | 366 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,148 |
| BAR BU | 8,049 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,049 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 941 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,939 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,173 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,066 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,174 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,223 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,710 |
| BWT BU | 941 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,867 |
| HAY TONS | 1,155 |
| OAT BU | 13,939 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,173 |
| POT AC | 366 |
| POT BU | 56,066 |
| RYE BU | 1,174 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,155 |
| WHT AC | 2,148 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,223 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 493 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 14 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 25 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 40 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 280 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 402 |
| Number of fishing boats | 4 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 11 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 10 |
| Number of shoremen | 8 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 900 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 493 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 11 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 4 |
| C UNMD F | 780 |
| C UNMD M | 822 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,602 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| COD DX K | 900 |
| D OCC | 337 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 8 |
| FEMALE | 1,169 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 402 |
| GRA BU | 70 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 337 |
| H UNINH | 65 |
| HAL XB Q | 5 |
| MALE | 1,195 |
| MCK XB Q | 14 |
| MD F | 351 |
| MD M | 350 |
| MD TOT | 701 |
| NET XX F | 280 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 25 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 59 |
| SAR XB Q | 40 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,710 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 10 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040020_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). "McNider, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mcnider-qc040020-1881/.