Rimouski, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Rimouski, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,429. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1336. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.448°N, 68.528°W.
Population
In 1891, Rimouski, Town—Ville had a population of 1,429: 628 male and 801 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rimouski, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.90 |
| FAM NO | 206 |
| Number of families | 206 |
| Number of females | 801 |
| Number of males | 628 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 351 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 801 |
| POP M | 628 |
| POP TOT | 1,429 |
| Total population | 1,429 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,003 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,409 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 20 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 205 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 201 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 89 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 53 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 205 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 60 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 801 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,020 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,309 |
| Acres of hay crops | 304 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,170 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,190 |
| Acres of oats | 113 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 88 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 189 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,274 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 384 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,403 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 491 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,232 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 127 |
| HAY AC | 304 |
| HAY TONS | 500 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 39 |
| Number of chickens | 1,001 |
| Number of ducks | 58 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 87 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 46 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 95 |
| Number of milk cows | 179 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 116 |
| Number of other cattle | 44 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 89 |
| Number of sheep | 256 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 88 |
| Number of swine | 117 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 90 |
| OAT AC | 113 |
| OAT BU | 1,274 |
| PEA BU | 384 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 12,403 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 792 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,685 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 500 |
| WHT AC | 88 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 491 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,685 |
| CATTLE KS | 39 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 567 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 436 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,003 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 792 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 58 |
| FAMILIES | 206 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.90 |
| FRN CA | 1,409 |
| GEESE | 46 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,001 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 95 |
| HOUSES | 205 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 53 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 201 |
| INF 11 A | 89 |
| MD FEM | 176 |
| MD MALE | 175 |
| MD TOT | 351 |
| MILK COWS | 179 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 87 |
| OC TOT | 116 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 44 |
| OTHERS | 20 |
| SHEEP | 256 |
| SHEEP KS | 88 |
| SUP AM | 2,170 |
| SUP FOR | 1,020 |
| SUP JV | 60 |
| SUP PAT | 801 |
| SUP SC | 1,309 |
| SUP TOT | 3,190 |
| SWINE | 117 |
| SWINE KS | 90 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 205 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 2,232 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1336
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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rimouski-town-ville-qc183009-1891/.