Rimouski, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Rimouski, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,417. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1336. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.448°N, 68.528°W.
Population
In 1881, Rimouski, Town—Ville had a population of 1,417: 677 male and 740 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,186 |
| 1881 | 1,417 |
| 1891 | 1,429 |
| 1901 | 1,804 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Rimouski, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,417 total population, 740 females, 677 males, 431 married persons, 278 families, 216 married females, 215 married males, 52 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 934 single persons under 18, 485 single females under 18, 449 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 211 inhabited houses, 211 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,519 bushels of potatoes, 2,193 bushels of oats, 1,130 bushels of spring wheat, 1,033 bushels of peas and beans, 915 bushels of other root crops, 599 bushels of barley, 400 acres of wheat, 370 tons of hay, 351 acres of hay crops, 260 bushels of turnips, 152 bushels of winter wheat, 72 acres of potatoes, 21 bushels of rye, 15 bushels of corn, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 684 quintals of cod, 567 fathoms of fishing nets, 465 barrels of herring or alewives, 112 gallons of fish oil, 77 barrels of other fish, 11 barrels of mackerel, 11 shoremen, 6 fishing boats, 6 men on fishing boats, 5 barrels of eels, 4 men on fishing vessels, 4 quintals of fascines fish, 3 barrels of trout, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 32 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Langevin | 1821–1892 | died here |
| Edmond Langevin | 1824–1889 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,417 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188008— 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 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rimouski-town-ville-qc040007-1881/.