Malbaie, Quebec (1881 census)
Malbaie was a census subdivision in Charlevoix County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,014. 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 density was 29.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,960 |
| 1881 | 3,014 |
| 1891 | 3,239 |
| 1901 | 2,673 |
| 1911 | 3,034 |
| 1921 | 2,382 |
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 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 493 |
| Number of families | 493 |
| Number of females | 1,506 |
| Number of males | 1,508 |
| Number of married females | 452 |
| Number of married males | 450 |
| Number of married persons | 902 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP TOT | 3,014 |
| Total population | 3,014 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 995 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,017 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,012 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 436 |
| Number of occupied houses | 436 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,435 |
| Acres of potatoes | 332 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,566 |
| BAR BU | 5,042 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,042 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,157 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,502 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 566 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,722 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,864 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9,679 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,115 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 402 |
| BWT BU | 2,157 |
| CRN BU | 258 |
| HAY AC | 1,435 |
| HAY TONS | 2,267 |
| OAT BU | 23,502 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,722 |
| POT AC | 332 |
| POT BU | 45,864 |
| RYE BU | 9,679 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,267 |
| WHT AC | 1,566 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,115 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 32 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 629 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 30 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 7 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 95 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 60 |
| Number of fishing boats | 6 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 8 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 4 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 260 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 21 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 32 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 8 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 6 |
| C UNMD F | 995 |
| C UNMD M | 1,017 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,012 |
| CD NAME | Charlevoix |
| COD DX K | 260 |
| D OCC | 436 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 21 |
| FEMALE | 1,506 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 60 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 436 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| HAL XB Q | 1 |
| MALE | 1,508 |
| MCK XB Q | 2 |
| MD F | 452 |
| MD M | 450 |
| MD TOT | 902 |
| NET XX F | 95 |
| NUMBER CD | 77 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 629 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 566 |
| SAR XB Q | 30 |
| SLM XB Q | 3 |
| TRT XB Q | 7 |
| TUR BU | 402 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 4 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 59 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC077010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048004_1871— 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 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/.