St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,523. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.609°N, 68.023°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais had a population of 2,523: 1,284 male and 1,239 female residents. Population density was 36.3 people per square mile.
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 Métis, 1881 (6.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Octave, 1881 (93.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Octave de Métis, 1901 (93.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 456 |
| Number of families | 456 |
| Number of females | 1,239 |
| Number of males | 1,284 |
| Number of married females | 376 |
| Number of married males | 374 |
| Number of married persons | 750 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP F | 1,239 |
| POP M | 1,284 |
| POP TOT | 2,523 |
| Total population | 2,523 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 805 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 889 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,694 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,148 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 375 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 371 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 370 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 152 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 190 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 371 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 248 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,317 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,428 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,687 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,258 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,014 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,442 |
| Acres of oats | 2,415 |
| Acres of potatoes | 429 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,610 |
| BAR AC | 248 |
| BAR BU | 3,023 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,023 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,639 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,329 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,924 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,137 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 549 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 24 |
| BWT BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 4,258 |
| HAY TONS | 2,802 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 395 |
| Number of chickens | 3,232 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 347 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 93 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 145 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 524 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,093 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 377 |
| Number of other cattle | 613 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 96 |
| Number of sheep | 2,219 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,207 |
| Number of swine | 1,062 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 858 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 2,415 |
| OAT BU | 27,639 |
| PEA BU | 3,329 |
| POT AC | 429 |
| POT BU | 59,924 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,665 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,670 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,970 |
| RYE BU | 289 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,802 |
| WHT AC | 1,610 |
| WHT FALL BU | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,137 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 63 |
| A 51 100 | 103 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,970 |
| CATTLE KS | 395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 805 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 889 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,694 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,665 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 145 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 456 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,670 |
| FRN CA | 2,148 |
| GEESE | 93 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,232 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 524 |
| HOUSES | 371 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 102 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 48 |
| HOUSES W | 370 |
| INF 11 A | 96 |
| MD FEM | 376 |
| MD MALE | 374 |
| MD TOT | 750 |
| MILK COWS | 1,093 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 347 |
| OC TOT | 377 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 613 |
| OTHERS | 375 |
| SHEEP | 2,219 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,207 |
| SUP AM | 18,014 |
| SUP FOR | 23,428 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 8,317 |
| SUP SC | 9,687 |
| SUP TOT | 41,442 |
| SWINE | 1,062 |
| SWINE KS | 858 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 371 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 549 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC183028— 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. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-octave-de-m-tis-village-des-ecossais-qc183028-1891/.