Malbaie, Quebec (1851–1911)
Malbaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q138972308, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Pointe au Pic, VL in 1881
- later split into Malbaie, VL in 1901
- later split into Cap à l'Aigle, VL in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,653 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,766 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,960 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 3,014 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 3,239 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,673 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Tremblay | 1787–1859 | died here |
| John Chaperon | 1825–1851 | born here |
| P. A. (Pierre Alexis) Tremblay | 1827–1879 | born here |
| Simon-Xavier Cimon | 1829–1887 | born and died here |
| David Ouellet | 1844–1915 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152004— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q138972308
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.