Malbaie, Quebec (1881 census)
Malbaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,014. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138972308. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.713°N, 70.170°W.
Population
In 1881, Malbaie had a population of 3,014: 1,508 male and 1,506 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,014 |
| 1891 | 3,239 |
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 contained Malbaie, 1871 (74.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Malbaie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,014 total population, 1,508 males, 1,506 females, 902 married persons, 493 families, 452 married females, 450 married males, 100 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 41 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,012 single persons under 18, 1,017 single males under 18, 995 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 436 inhabited houses, 436 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,864 bushels of potatoes, 23,502 bushels of oats, 14,115 bushels of spring wheat, 9,679 bushels of rye, 5,042 bushels of barley, 4,722 bushels of peas and beans, 2,267 tons of hay, 2,157 bushels of buckwheat, 1,566 acres of wheat, 1,435 acres of hay crops, 566 bushels of other root crops, 402 bushels of turnips, 332 acres of potatoes, 258 bushels of corn, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 629 barrels of other fish, 260 quintals of cod, 95 fathoms of fishing nets, 60 gallons of fish oil, 32 barrels of herring or alewives, 21 quintals of fascines fish, 8 men on fishing boats, 7 barrels of trout, 6 fishing boats, 4 men on fishing vessels, 3 barrels of salmon, 2 barrels of mackerel, 1 barrels of eels, 1 barrels of halibut, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 30 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Simon-Xavier Cimon | 1829–1887 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,013 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:
QC077010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC147004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138972308
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-qc077010-1881/.