St. Moïse, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Moïse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 537. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.542°N, 67.850°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Moïse had a population of 537: 287 male and 250 female residents. Population density was 8.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Moïse shared boundaries with:
- NO DATA
- St. Damase
- St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais
- St. Pierre du Lac & Sayabec
- Ste. Angèle de Merrici
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 102 |
| Number of families | 102 |
| Number of females | 250 |
| Number of males | 287 |
| Number of married females | 88 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 177 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 250 |
| POP M | 287 |
| POP TOT | 537 |
| Total population | 537 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 153 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 345 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 536 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 81 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,278 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,259 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,066 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,141 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,345 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,604 |
| Acres of oats | 352 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 175 |
| BAR AC | 79 |
| BAR BU | 1,057 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,057 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,681 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,669 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,242 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,615 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 1,141 |
| HAY TONS | 456 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 54 |
| Number of chickens | 509 |
| Number of ducks | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 85 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 173 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 87 |
| Number of other cattle | 125 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 367 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 83 |
| Number of swine | 162 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 108 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 352 |
| OAT BU | 4,681 |
| PEA BU | 1,669 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 6,242 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 167 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 867 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,335 |
| RYE BU | 54 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 456 |
| WHT AC | 175 |
| WHT FALL BU | 38 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,615 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,335 |
| CATTLE KS | 54 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 345 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 167 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 102 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 867 |
| FRN CA | 536 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 509 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 81 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 81 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 88 |
| MD MALE | 89 |
| MD TOT | 177 |
| MILK COWS | 173 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 85 |
| OC TOT | 87 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 125 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 367 |
| SHEEP KS | 83 |
| SUP AM | 4,345 |
| SUP FOR | 12,259 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 2,278 |
| SUP SC | 2,066 |
| SUP TOT | 16,604 |
| SWINE | 162 |
| SWINE KS | 108 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 81 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 266 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183027— 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 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). "St. Moïse, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-mo-se-qc183027-1891/.