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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1336. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,220 |
| 1901 | 1,295 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,220 total population, 627 females, 593 males, 372 married persons, 186 married females, 186 married males, 181 families, 31 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 817 single persons under 18, 421 single females under 18, 396 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,215 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 161 occupied houses, 160 houses, 157 houses built of wood, 146 houses of 1 story, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 1 room, 14 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,441 pounds of homemade butter, 24,465 bushels of potatoes, 21,161 acres of land in farms, 11,486 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,675 acres of improved land in farms, 8,346 bushels of oats, 5,366 acres of farmland under crops, 4,703 bushels of spring wheat, 4,289 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,319 bushels of peas, 2,140 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,082 acres of hay crops, 2,034 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,545 chickens, 1,442 tons of hay, 1,256 sheep, 1,221 bushels of barley, 1,006 acres of oats, 788 sheep slaughtered or sold, 716 acres of wheat, 510 milk cows, 471 swine, 355 swine slaughtered or sold, 265 other cattle, 238 horses aged over 3 years, 218 cattle killed or sold, 217 acres of potatoes, 156 occupants of farms, 148 farm occupants who own their land, 147 acres of barley, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 oxen, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 bushels of buckwheat, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 geese, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 bushels of rye, 9 ducks, 8 bushels of winter wheat, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1336
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimouski
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimouski
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/.