Malbaie, Quebec (1891 census)
Malbaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.625°N, 64.344°W.
Population
In 1891, Malbaie had a population of 1,827: 956 male and 871 female residents. Population density was 18.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,545 |
| 1891 | 1,827 |
| 1901 | 1,993 |
| 1911 | 2,428 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Malbaie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 297 |
| Number of families | 297 |
| Number of females | 871 |
| Number of males | 956 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 282 |
| Number of married persons | 559 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 871 |
| POP M | 956 |
| POP TOT | 1,827 |
| Total population | 1,827 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 658 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,210 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 754 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,073 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 17 |
| Number of houses | 280 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 280 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 278 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses under construction | 32 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 495 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,225 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,350 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,772 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,867 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,092 |
| Acres of oats | 196 |
| Acres of potatoes | 212 |
| Acres of turnips | 85 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 39 |
| BAR BU | 955 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 955 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,775 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,173 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,158 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,772 |
| HAY TONS | 2,257 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 103 |
| Number of chickens | 1,386 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 306 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 33 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 136 |
| Number of milk cows | 268 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 314 |
| Number of other cattle | 248 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 1,012 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 305 |
| Number of swine | 272 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 312 |
| OAT AC | 196 |
| OAT BU | 5,775 |
| PEA BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 212 |
| POT BU | 25,173 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 245 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 214 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,380 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,606 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,257 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 18 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 146 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 76 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,606 |
| CATTLE KS | 103 |
| CHEESE LB | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 552 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 658 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,210 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 214 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 33 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 297 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,380 |
| FRN CA | 754 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,386 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 136 |
| HOUSES | 280 |
| HOUSES CON | 32 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 278 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 93 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 280 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 277 |
| MD MALE | 282 |
| MD TOT | 559 |
| MILK COWS | 268 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 306 |
| OC TOT | 314 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 248 |
| OTHERS | 1,073 |
| SHEEP | 1,012 |
| SHEEP KS | 305 |
| SUP AM | 2,867 |
| SUP FOR | 17,225 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 495 |
| SUP SC | 2,350 |
| SUP TOT | 20,092 |
| SWINE | 272 |
| SWINE KS | 312 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 297 |
| TUR AC | 85 |
| TUR BU | 6,158 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 17 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 153 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159018— 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 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-qc154017-1891/.