St. Moïse, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Moïse was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 465. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.542°N, 67.850°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Moïse had a population of 465: 249 male and 216 female residents. Population density was 7.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 465 |
| 1891 | 537 |
| 1901 | 908 |
| 1911 | 731 |
| 1921 | 1,090 |
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 Chemin Métapédia, 1871 (21.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Moïse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 91 |
| Number of families | 91 |
| Number of females | 216 |
| Number of males | 249 |
| Number of married females | 73 |
| Number of married males | 73 |
| Number of married persons | 146 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP TOT | 465 |
| Total population | 465 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 139 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 310 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 75 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 373 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of wheat | 149 |
| BAR BU | 3,904 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,904 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 547 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,537 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 620 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,893 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,774 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,062 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| BWT BU | 547 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 373 |
| HAY TONS | 231 |
| OAT BU | 1,537 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 620 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 5,893 |
| RYE BU | 377 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 231 |
| WHT AC | 149 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,774 |
| WHT WTR BU | 21 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 65 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 9 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 19 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 1 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 12 |
| Number of fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 54 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 65 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 2 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 1 |
| C UNMD F | 139 |
| C UNMD M | 171 |
| C UNMD TOT | 310 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| COD DX K | 54 |
| D OCC | 75 |
| FEMALE | 216 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 12 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 75 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 249 |
| MCK XB Q | 9 |
| MD F | 73 |
| MD M | 73 |
| MD TOT | 146 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 34 |
| SAR XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,062 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC070016— 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 1881 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). "St. Moïse, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-mo-se-qc040017-1881/.