Gaspe, an E. county of Quebec, Canada, bordering on the river and gulf of St. Lawrence, indented by the bay of the same name, and including the Magdalen islands; area, 4,578 sq. m.; pop. in 1871, 18,729, of whom 12,956 were of French, 2,384 of Irish, 2,221 of English, and 843 of Scotch origin or descent. It has a mountainous surface, diversified by many fertile valleys, and traversed by St. Anne, Dartmouth, and other rivers. The inhabitants are engaged chiefly in the lumber trade and fisheries. The settlements are confined almost wholly to the coasts, which are lined with excellent harbors. The Gaspesians, a part of the Micmac tribe of Indians, reside in Gaspe, at the mouth of the St. Lawrence. They are treated as a distinct tribe by the .missionary Le Clerq in his Gaspesie, but are almost always included among the Micmacs. The use of hieroglyphics among them can be traced back to the 17th century. (See Micmacs.) Capital, Perce.