St. Malachie, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Malachie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,278. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912546. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.525°N, 70.744°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Malachie had a population of 1,278: 652 male and 626 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,106 |
| 1881 | 1,278 |
| 1891 | 1,482 |
| 1901 | 1,372 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,525 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 was contained in St. Malachie, 1871 (62.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Malachie, 1891 (66.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Malachie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,278 total population, 652 males, 626 females, 382 married persons, 218 families, 191 married females, 191 married males, 40 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 856 single persons under 18, 442 single males under 18, 414 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 204 inhabited houses, 204 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,945 bushels of oats, 16,499 bushels of potatoes, 2,591 acres of hay crops, 2,404 bushels of buckwheat, 1,975 bushels of barley, 1,654 tons of hay, 876 bushels of turnips, 794 bushels of spring wheat, 596 bushels of peas and beans, 457 bushels of other root crops, 120 acres of potatoes, 85 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 52 acres of wheat, 4 bushels of rye, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,278 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:
QC047009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912546
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). "St. Malachie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-malachie-qc047009-1881/.