Malbaie, Quebec (1861 census)
Malbaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,077. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.625°N, 64.344°W.
Population
In 1861, Malbaie had a population of 1,077: 550 male and 527 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,077 |
| 1871 | 1,387 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Malbaie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 126 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,077 total population, 550 males, 527 females, Female members of the family who are present: 487, Male members of the family who are present: 462, 119 single males, Males present who are not members of the family: 88, 84 single females, 51 married males, 47 married females, 43 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 23 adult females unable to read or write, 5 females attending school, 5 male births, 4 female births, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 87 single females aged 10 to 15, 84 females aged 5 to 10, 77 males aged 5 to 10, 70 single males aged 10 to 15, 54 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 married males aged 30 to 40, 42 married males aged 40 to 50, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 single males aged 15 to 20, 17 married females aged 20 to 30, 16 married males aged 20 to 30, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 13 females aged 4 to 5, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 single females aged 15 to 20, 10 single males aged 20 to 30, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 645 French Canadians, 281 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 58 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 36 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 28 persons originating in New Brunswick, 9 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $100,525 value farms (dollars), 13,918 acres of land in farms, 13,323 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $13,180 value all livestock, 11,176 bushels of potatoes, 5,912 pounds of homemade butter, $3,916 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,888 bushels of oats, $1,234 value farm implements in dollars, 754 bushels of turnips, 695 pounds of wool produced on farms, $668 value garden and orchard crops, 595 acres of farmland under cultivation, 577 tons of hay, 536 acres of farmland under crops, 448 bushels of barley, 322 sheep, 242 swine, 156 occupants of farms, 123 milk cows, 114 acres of potatoes, 113 bulls, oxen, or steers, 86 calves and heifers, 74 pounds of hops, 66 acres of oats, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 59 acres of farmland in pasture, 55 horses aged over 3 years, 42 bushels of spring wheat, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 19 acres of barley, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 barrels of pork, 13 bushels of carrots, 13 bushels of peas, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 5 barrels of beef, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 acres of peas, 1 acres of spring wheat, 1 bushels of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $602 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 185 yards of flannel, 87 yards of fulled cloth, 32 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1,168 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 16,214 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC019009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC172001— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/malbaie-qc019009-1861/.