Moisie, Quebec (1881 census)
Moisie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 241. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.291°N, 65.427°W.
Population
In 1881, Moisie had a population of 241: 135 male and 106 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 241 |
| 1891 | 269 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
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, Moisie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 241 total population, 135 males, 106 females, 78 married persons, 45 families, 39 married females, 39 married males, 6 widowed persons, 4 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 157 single persons under 18, 92 single males under 18, 65 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 43 inhabited houses, 43 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,276 bushels of potatoes, 103 bushels of turnips, 19 acres of potatoes, 16 tons of hay, 13 acres of hay crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 7,245 quintals of cod, 2,626 fathoms of fishing nets, 824 gallons of fish oil, 486 barrels of other fish, 315 barrels of herring or alewives, 295 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 122 barrels of salmon, 109 men on fishing boats, 82 fishing boats, 41 barrels of mackerel, 31 shoremen, 27 barrels of halibut, 8 men on fishing vessels, 7 fishing vessels, 5 quintals of fascines fish, 3 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 9 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 241 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:
QC076006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149048— 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). "Moisie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/moisie-qc076006-1881/.