Rimouski, Quebec (1851 census)
Rimouski was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,653. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912713. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.409°N, 68.525°W.
Population
In 1851, Rimouski had a population of 3,653: 1,880 male and 1,773 female residents. Population density was 52.8 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Rimouski shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 397 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 651 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 1 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,602 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 171 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,745 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 13 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 135 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 2 |
| Number of families | 651 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 78 |
| Number of females | 1,773 |
| Number of lunatic females | 7 |
| Number of lunatic males | 5 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 98 |
| Number of males | 1,880 |
| Number of married females | 532 |
| Number of married males | 532 |
| Number of single females | 1,187 |
| Number of single males | 1,335 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP | 3,653 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,773 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,880 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,653 |
| Total population | 3,653 |
Age structure (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 75 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 70 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 60 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 74 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 279 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 76 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 64 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 62 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 61 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 70 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 321 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 96 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 179 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 146 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 99 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 52 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 32 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 118 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 150 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 116 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 73 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 44 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 24 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 210 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 198 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 113 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 20 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 238 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 212 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 176 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 22 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females over 100 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,555 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 47 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Guernsey | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 45 |
| Number of persons originating in Italy or Greece | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Newfoundland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 871 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,833 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,225 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,685 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 17,562 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,787 |
| Acres of oats | 333 |
| Acres of peas | 798 |
| Acres of potatoes | 279 |
| Acres of rye | 315 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,212 |
| BAR AC | 871 |
| BAR BU | 9,893 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 62 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 355 |
| BEEF BAR | 62 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,893 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,791 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,517 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,717 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,423 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 21,369 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| HAY TONS | 362,053 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 302 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 562 |
| Number of horses | 610 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,138 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 375 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 179 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 4,648 |
| Number of swine | 1,062 |
| OAT AC | 333 |
| OAT BU | 4,791 |
| PEA AC | 798 |
| PEA BU | 6,517 |
| PORK BAR | 355 |
| POT AC | 279 |
| POT BU | 45,717 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 2,735 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,567 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 38,686 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 616 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,439 |
| RYE AC | 315 |
| RYE BU | 2,423 |
| TOB LBS | 616 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 362,053 |
| WHT AC | 3,212 |
| WHT BU | 21,369 |
| WOOL LBS | 7,439 |
Manufacturing & industry (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | 600 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 49 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | 50,670 |
| Number of saw mills | 8 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 6 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 8 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 7 |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 2 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 130 |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 350 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 500 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,500 |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 2,500 |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 5,797 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 7,268 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 5,370 |
Deaths & mortality (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 18 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 32 |
Other recorded variables (165 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 38,567 |
| BOV | 302 |
| C H | 562 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,880 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,773 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,653 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,745 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,602 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 135 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 171 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 13 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 1 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 350 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 2 |
| C119 OVR 100 F WID | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 98 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 532 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,335 |
| C128 WID MALE | 13 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,880 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 78 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 500 |
| C130 MD FEM | 532 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,187 |
| C132 WID FEM | 54 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,773 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,653 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 18 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 14 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 32 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 3 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 96 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 2 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 5 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 76 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 7 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C16 SM NO | 8 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 9 |
| C18 SM WATER | 8 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 64 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 70 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C21 SM NO DAY | 1 |
| C22 SM FEET DAY | 600 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 62 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 60 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C25 SM PLANTS | 50,670 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 61 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 75 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 7 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,500 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 49 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 70 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 6 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 74 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 321 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 279 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 2,500 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 238 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 210 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 212 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 15 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 198 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 118 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 176 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C52 TAN NO | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 179 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 2 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 113 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 130 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 150 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 22 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 146 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 20 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 9 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 116 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 99 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 6 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 6 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 73 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 5 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 3 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 52 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 10 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 44 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 32 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 10 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 24 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 9 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 12 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 5 |
| CAR BU | 3 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| CROP | 8,685 |
| CULT | 17,562 |
| ENG WLS | 2 |
| ES AND PT | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 7,268 |
| FLAN YRDS | 5,797 |
| FLX LBS | 2,735 |
| FREN ORIG | 3,555 |
| GARDEN | 44 |
| GG | 1 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HELD | 51,787 |
| HORSE | 610 |
| IRE | 45 |
| IT AND GR | 1 |
| LIN YRDS | 5,370 |
| LINE NO | 1,317 |
| M COWS | 1,138 |
| MPLS LBS | 38,686 |
| NFL | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 47 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 104 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 14 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 179 |
| O OVR 200 | 68 |
| O UNDR 10 | 9 |
| OTHER PL | 2 |
| PASTURE | 8,833 |
| SCOT | 3 |
| SHEEP | 4,648 |
| SWINE | 1,062 |
| TOT O | 375 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 203 |
| WOOD | 34,225 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912713
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rimouski-qc071014-1851/.