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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,827 |
| 1901 | 1,993 |
| 1911 | — |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,827 total population, 956 males, 871 females, 559 married persons, 297 families, 282 married males, 277 married females, 58 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,210 single persons under 18, 658 single males under 18, 552 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,073 persons who are not French Canadian, 754 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 297 occupied houses, 280 houses, 280 houses built of wood, 278 houses of 1 story, 93 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 56 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 32 houses under construction, 17 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,173 bushels of potatoes, 21,606 pounds of homemade butter, 20,092 acres of land in farms, 17,225 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,158 bushels of turnips, 5,775 bushels of oats, 2,867 acres of improved land in farms, 2,380 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,350 acres of farmland under crops, 2,257 tons of hay, 1,772 acres of hay crops, 1,386 chickens, 1,012 sheep, 955 bushels of barley, 495 acres of farmland in pasture, 314 occupants of farms, 312 swine slaughtered or sold, 306 farm occupants who own their land, 305 sheep slaughtered or sold, 272 swine, 268 milk cows, 248 other cattle, 245 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 214 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 212 acres of potatoes, 196 acres of oats, 153 oxen, 146 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 136 horses aged over 3 years, 103 cattle killed or sold, 85 acres of turnips, 76 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 acres of barley, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 ducks, 33 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 bushels of spring wheat, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 11 geese, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 bushels of peas, 7 other fowl, 1 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.