Rimouski, Quebec (1891 census)
Rimouski was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,220. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.416°N, 68.506°W.
Population
In 1891, Rimouski had a population of 1,220: 593 male and 627 female residents. Population density was 44.7 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 Rimouski, 1881 (71.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rimouski shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 181 |
| Number of families | 181 |
| Number of females | 627 |
| Number of males | 593 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 627 |
| POP M | 593 |
| POP TOT | 1,220 |
| Total population | 1,220 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 421 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 396 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 817 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,215 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 160 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 157 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 146 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 147 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,289 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,486 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,366 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,082 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,675 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,161 |
| Acres of oats | 1,006 |
| Acres of potatoes | 217 |
| Acres of wheat | 716 |
| BAR AC | 147 |
| BAR BU | 1,221 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,221 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,346 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,319 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,465 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,703 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 2,082 |
| HAY TONS | 1,442 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 218 |
| Number of chickens | 1,545 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 148 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 238 |
| Number of milk cows | 510 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 265 |
| Number of oxen | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 1,256 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 788 |
| Number of swine | 471 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 355 |
| OAT AC | 1,006 |
| OAT BU | 8,346 |
| PEA BU | 2,319 |
| POT AC | 217 |
| POT BU | 24,465 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,140 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,034 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,441 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,442 |
| WHT AC | 716 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,703 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 46 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,441 |
| CATTLE KS | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 421 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 396 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 817 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,140 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 181 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,034 |
| FRN CA | 1,215 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,545 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 238 |
| HOUSES | 160 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 146 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 157 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 186 |
| MD MALE | 186 |
| MD TOT | 372 |
| MILK COWS | 510 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 148 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 265 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 1,256 |
| SHEEP KS | 788 |
| SUP AM | 9,675 |
| SUP FOR | 11,486 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 4,289 |
| SUP SC | 5,366 |
| SUP TOT | 21,161 |
| SWINE | 471 |
| SWINE KS | 355 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 161 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183008— 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 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). "Rimouski, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rimouski-qc183008-1891/.