Malbaie, Quebec (1891 census)
Malbaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,239. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138972308. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.713°N, 70.170°W.
Population
In 1891, Malbaie had a population of 3,239: 1,642 male and 1,597 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Malbaie, VL, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Malbaie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,239 total population, 1,642 males, 1,597 females, 995 married persons, 499 married males, 496 married females, 495 families, 117 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 48 widowed males, 6.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,127 single persons under 18, 1,095 single males under 18, 1,032 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,210 French Canadians, 29 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 452 houses, 452 occupied houses, 446 houses built of wood, 416 houses of 1 story, 156 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses of 3 rooms, 69 houses of 4 rooms, 69 uninhabited houses, 62 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 4 houses built of stone, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50,554 pounds of homemade butter, 44,040 acres of land in farms, 30,489 bushels of potatoes, 25,289 bushels of oats, 24,789 acres of improved land in farms, 19,251 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,589 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,102 acres of farmland under crops, 9,878 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,724 bushels of spring wheat, 7,618 chickens, 5,373 bushels of rye, 4,751 bushels of peas, 4,542 sheep, 3,257 bushels of buckwheat, 3,027 bushels of barley, 2,989 acres of hay crops, 2,891 tons of hay, 2,469 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,396 acres of oats, 2,225 bushels of turnips, 2,011 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,432 acres of wheat, 1,368 geese, 1,179 milk cows, 1,164 swine slaughtered or sold, 895 other cattle, 846 swine, 657 cattle killed or sold, 590 horses aged over 3 years, 487 turkeys, 411 occupants of farms, 373 farm occupants who own their land, 334 acres of potatoes, 290 ducks, 289 bushels of beans, 274 acres of barley, 198 oxen, 173 other fowl, 140 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 131 horses aged 3 years and under, 99 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 98 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 73 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 69 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 64 bushels of corn, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/malbaie-qc147004-1891/.