Rimouski, Quebec (1881 census)
Rimouski was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,736. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.425°N, 68.493°W.
Population
In 1881, Rimouski had a population of 1,736: 899 male and 837 female residents. Population density was 45.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,736 |
| 1891 | 1,220 |
| 1901 | 1,295 |
| 1911 | 1,736 |
| 1921 | 2,085 |
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 Saint Germain de Rimouski, 1871 (34.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rimouski, 1891 (71.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Rimouski shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 283 |
| Number of families | 283 |
| Number of females | 837 |
| Number of males | 899 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 492 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,736 |
| Total population | 1,736 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 550 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,178 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 226 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,470 |
| Acres of potatoes | 269 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,201 |
| BAR BU | 4,783 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,783 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,002 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,377 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,340 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,747 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,175 |
| BWT BU | 82 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 1,470 |
| HAY TONS | 1,440 |
| OAT BU | 8,002 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,377 |
| POT AC | 269 |
| POT BU | 46,340 |
| RYE BU | 228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,440 |
| WHT AC | 1,201 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,747 |
Fisheries (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,898 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 21 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 129 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 21 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 170 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 12 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 10 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,898 |
| C UNMD F | 550 |
| C UNMD M | 628 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,178 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| COD DX K | 12 |
| D OCC | 226 |
| EEL XB Q | 3 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 10 |
| FEMALE | 837 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 226 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| HAD DX K | 2 |
| HAL XB Q | 5 |
| MALE | 899 |
| MCK XB Q | 1 |
| MD F | 246 |
| MD M | 246 |
| MD TOT | 492 |
| NET XX F | 170 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 171 |
| SAR XB Q | 129 |
| SHD XB Q | 21 |
| SLM XB Q | 21 |
| TUR BU | 1,175 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084012— 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). "Rimouski, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rimouski-qc040008-1881/.