Malbaie, Quebec (1871 census)
Malbaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.625°N, 64.344°W.
Population
In 1871, Malbaie had a population of 1,387: 743 male and 644 female residents. Population density was 13.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,653 |
| 1851 | 780 |
| 1861 | 1,077 |
| 1871 | 1,387 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Malbaie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 255 |
| Number of females | 644 |
| Number of males | 743 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 214 |
| Number of married persons | 425 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 1,387 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 410 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 510 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 920 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 34 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 220 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,589 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 646 |
| HAY TONS | 937 |
| OAT BU | 2,850 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 20,054 |
| Total area (acres) | 96,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 784 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 12 |
| AREA | 96,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 34 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 172 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 255 |
| FEMALE | 644 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 220 |
| INHABITED | 220 |
| MALE | 743 |
| MARRIED F | 211 |
| MARRIED M | 214 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 425 |
| POPULATION | 1,387 |
| ROOT BU | 112 |
| SINGLE F | 410 |
| SINGLE M | 510 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 920 |
| TUR BU | 4,385 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC172001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/malbaie-qc172001-1871/.