Moisie, Quebec (1871 census)
Moisie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 336. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.291°N, 65.427°W.
Population
In 1871, Moisie had a population of 336: 191 male and 145 female residents. Population density was 1.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 336 |
| 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Moisie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 86 |
| Number of females | 145 |
| Number of males | 191 |
| Number of married females | 62 |
| Number of married males | 63 |
| Number of married persons | 125 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 2 |
| Total population | 336 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 82 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 127 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 209 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 44 |
| Number of occupied houses | 44 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 26 |
| BWT BU | 44 |
| HAY AC | 13 |
| HAY TONS | 26 |
| OAT BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 756 |
| Total area (acres) | 4,032,000 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 4,032,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| CD | 152 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 86 |
| FEMALE | 145 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 44 |
| INHABITED | 44 |
| MALE | 191 |
| MARRIED F | 62 |
| MARRIED M | 63 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 125 |
| POPULATION | 336 |
| ROOT BU | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 82 |
| SINGLE M | 127 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 209 |
| TUR BU | 76 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 1 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/moisie-qc152003-1871/.