Rimouski, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Rimouski, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,186. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1336. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.448°N, 68.528°W.
Population
In 1871, Rimouski, Town—Ville had a population of 1,186: 601 male and 585 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).
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 St. Germain, 1861 (2.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rimouski, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,186 total population, 601 males, 585 females, 354 married persons, 226 families, 177 married females, 177 married males, 26 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 806 single persons under 18, 417 single males under 18, 389 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 140 inhabited houses, 140 occupied houses, 18 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| François-Magloire Derome | 1821–1880 | died here |
| Jean Langevin | 1821–1892 | died here |
| Edmond Langevin | 1824–1889 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rimouski-town-ville-qc167006-1871/.