Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff, Quebec (1881 census)
Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 823. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.170°N, 77.465°W.
Population
In 1881, Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff had a population of 823: 455 male and 368 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 823 |
| 1891 | 791 |
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 Sheen, 1871 (26.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Rivière Creuse, 1871 (73.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 823 total population, 455 males, 368 females, 239 married persons, 140 families, 120 married males, 119 married females, 26 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 558 single persons under 18, 323 single males under 18, 235 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 127 occupied houses, 101 inhabited houses, 26 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 8 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 29,385 bushels of oats, 18,329 bushels of potatoes, 6,897 bushels of turnips, 3,567 bushels of peas and beans, 2,995 bushels of spring wheat, 1,667 acres of hay crops, 1,284 tons of hay, 1,058 bushels of rye, 709 bushels of buckwheat, 483 bushels of corn, 315 bushels of barley, 294 acres of wheat, 145 acres of potatoes, 46 bushels of other root crops, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 832 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177021— 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). "Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sheen-esher-aberdeen-malakoff-qc098017-1881/.