Moisie, Quebec (1891 census)
Moisie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.291°N, 65.427°W.
Population
In 1891, Moisie had a population of 269: 149 male and 120 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Moisie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 269 total population, 149 males, 120 females, 83 married persons, 42 married males, 41 married females, 40 families, 8 widowed persons, 6.70 average size of families, 5 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 178 single persons under 18, 102 single males under 18, 76 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 259 French Canadians, 10 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 40 houses, 40 houses built of wood, 40 houses of 1 story, 40 occupied houses, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 1 room, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,284 bushels of potatoes, 685 pounds of homemade butter, 121 chickens, 39 occupants of farms, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 farm occupants who own their land, 24 milk cows, 20 acres of improved land in farms, 20 acres of land in farms, 16 acres of farmland under crops, 15 acres of potatoes, 13 cattle killed or sold, 11 swine, 9 oxen, 9 sheep, 8 sheep slaughtered or sold, 8 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7 horses aged over 3 years, 6 swine slaughtered or sold, 4 acres of farmland in pasture, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 other cattle. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149034— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/moisie-qc149034-1891/.