Saint Germain de Rimouski, Quebec (1871 census)
Saint Germain de Rimouski was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.376°N, 68.477°W.
Population
In 1871, Saint Germain de Rimouski had a population of 2,843: 1,430 male and 1,413 female residents.
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 contained Macpès, 1861 (52.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Germain de Grantham, 1861 (47.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Blandine, 1881 (52.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre Dame du Sacré Cœur, 1881 (13.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rimouski, 1881 (34.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Saint Germain de Rimouski shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 446 |
| Number of females | 1,413 |
| Number of males | 1,430 |
| Number of married females | 434 |
| Number of married males | 433 |
| Number of married persons | 867 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| Total population | 2,843 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 928 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 978 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,906 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 355 |
| Number of occupied houses | 355 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,692 |
| BWT BU | 446 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 2,355 |
| HAY TONS | 1,761 |
| OAT BU | 10,775 |
| PEA BU | 6,036 |
| POT AC | 401 |
| POT BU | 63,352 |
| RYE BU | 1,918 |
| Total area (acres) | 112,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,158 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,029 |
| AREA | 112,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| CD | 167 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 446 |
| FEMALE | 1,413 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 355 |
| INHABITED | 355 |
| MALE | 1,430 |
| MARRIED F | 434 |
| MARRIED M | 433 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 867 |
| POPULATION | 2,843 |
| ROOT BU | 119 |
| SINGLE F | 928 |
| SINGLE M | 978 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,906 |
| TUR BU | 865 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 51 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC167005— 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). "Saint Germain de Rimouski, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/saint-germain-de-rimouski-qc167005-1871/.