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 St. Germain, 1861 (47.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Macpès, 1861 (52.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- 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 Ste. Blandine, 1881 (52.2% 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,843 total population, 1,430 males, 1,413 females, 867 married persons, 446 families, 434 married females, 433 married males, 70 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,906 single persons under 18, 978 single males under 18, 928 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 355 inhabited houses, 355 occupied houses, 30 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 112,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.