Malbaie, Quebec (1881 census)
Malbaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,545. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.625°N, 64.344°W.
Population
In 1881, Malbaie had a population of 1,545: 831 male and 714 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 780 |
| 1861 | 1,077 |
| 1871 | 1,387 |
| 1881 | 1,545 |
| 1891 | 1,827 |
| 1901 | 1,993 |
| 1911 | — |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Malbaie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,545 total population, 831 males, 714 females, 452 married persons, 271 families, 229 married males, 223 married females, 57 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,036 single persons under 18, 577 single males under 18, 459 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 257 inhabited houses, 257 occupied houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 25 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 24,794 bushels of potatoes, 5,253 bushels of turnips, 3,908 bushels of oats, 1,450 bushels of barley, 1,350 tons of hay, 864 acres of hay crops, 826 bushels of spring wheat, 195 bushels of other root crops, 180 acres of potatoes, 61 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 12,949 quintals of cod, 8,248 fathoms of fishing nets, 5,999 gallons of fish oil, 4,558 barrels of herring or alewives, 715 barrels of other fish, 429 men on fishing boats, 262 shoremen, 255 fishing boats, 89 barrels of mackerel, 28 barrels of salmon, 8 barrels of eels, 4 quintals of fascines fish, 2 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 1 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 3 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,545 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159018— 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). "Malbaie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/malbaie-qc039014-1881/.