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 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 density was 977.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,186 |
| 1881 | 1,417 |
| 1891 | 1,429 |
| 1901 | 1,804 |
| 1911 | 3,097 |
| 1921 | 3,612 |
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 de Grantham, 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 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 585 |
| Number of males | 601 |
| Number of married females | 177 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 354 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 1,186 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 806 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 140 |
| Number of occupied houses | 140 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 750 |
| BWT BU | 35 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 627 |
| HAY TONS | 628 |
| OAT BU | 2,704 |
| PEA BU | 881 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 12,020 |
| RYE BU | 401 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,573 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 227 |
| BEING BUILT | 18 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| CD | 167 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 226 |
| FEMALE | 585 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 140 |
| INHABITED | 140 |
| MALE | 601 |
| MARRIED F | 177 |
| MARRIED M | 177 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 354 |
| POPULATION | 1,186 |
| ROOT BU | 34 |
| SINGLE F | 389 |
| SINGLE M | 417 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 806 |
| TUR BU | 561 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084019— 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 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/.