Malbaie, Quebec (1851 census)

Malbaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,653. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138972308. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.692°N, 70.185°W.

Population

In 1851, Malbaie had a population of 2,653: 1,364 male and 1,289 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Malbaie shared boundaries with:

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• St. Fidèle
• St. Irénée
• Ste. Agnès

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 187 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,653 total population, 1,364 males, 1,289 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,278, Female members of the family who are present: 1,186, 946 single males, 865 single females, 387 married males, 385 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 103, Males present who are not members of the family: 86, 86 male births, 78 female births, 71 males attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 44, 43 females attending school, 39 widowed females, 31 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 224 males aged 5 to 10, 190 females aged 5 to 10, 168 single males aged 10 to 15, 163 single males aged 15 to 20, 159 single females aged 15 to 20, 147 single females aged 10 to 15, 132 married females aged 20 to 30, 102 married males aged 20 to 30, 98 single males aged 20 to 30, 93 married males aged 30 to 40, 90 males under age 1, 90 married females aged 30 to 40, 89 married males aged 40 to 50, 85 females under age 1, 77 single females aged 20 to 30, 67 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 married males aged 50 to 60, 51 married females aged 50 to 60, 50 females aged 2 to 3, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 46 males aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 1 to 2, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 33 females age 3 to 4, 22 married females aged 15 to 20, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,529 French Canadians, 105 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 14 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 201,080 tons of hay, 36,617 acres of land in farms, 21,702 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,803 pounds of homemade butter, 16,371 bushels of potatoes, 15,242 bushels of wheat, 14,915 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,021 bushels of oats, 11,255 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,062 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,640 acres of farmland under crops, 5,729 bushels of peas, 5,270 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,507 sheep, 4,056 bushels of barley, 3,292 bushels of rye, 1,863 acres of wheat, 1,231 swine, 1,083 calves and heifers, 1,034 milk cows, 997 acres of oats, 734 acres of peas, 677 pounds of tobacco, 623 horses, 481 bulls, oxen, or steers, 418 acres of rye, 374 barrels of pork, 350 acres of barley, 330 occupants of farms, 198 acres of potatoes, 135 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 110 bushels of turnips, 108 barrels of beef, 85 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 70 bushels of carrots, 65 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 bushels of buckwheat, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 4 acres of buckwheat, 2 bushels of beans, 2 pounds of hops, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,352 yards of fulled cloth, 4,588 yards of linen, 4,207 yards of flannel, $1,600 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $305 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 50 saw mill plants, 21 saw mills reporting production by number of logs, 4 employees in grist mills, 4 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 2, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water,   employees in carding and fulling mills,   employees in saw mills,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills reporting annual production,   saw mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting annual production,   saw mills reporting daily production,   saw mills returning capital,   tanneries,   tanneries not reporting, $  value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $  value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling),   yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills.   barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production.   feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 31 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC074009 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC152004 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q138972308

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/malbaie-qc074009-1851/.