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 density was 2.4 people per square mile.
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 368 |
| Number of males | 455 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 239 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 823 |
| Total population | 823 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 558 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 26 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,667 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of wheat | 294 |
| BAR BU | 315 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 709 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 483 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,385 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,567 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,329 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,058 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,995 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,897 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 709 |
| CRN BU | 483 |
| HAY AC | 1,667 |
| HAY TONS | 1,284 |
| OAT BU | 29,385 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,567 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 18,329 |
| RYE BU | 1,058 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,284 |
| WHT AC | 294 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,995 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 235 |
| C UNMD M | 323 |
| C UNMD TOT | 558 |
| D OCC | 127 |
| FEMALE | 368 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 101 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 455 |
| MD F | 119 |
| MD M | 120 |
| MD TOT | 239 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 46 |
| SHAN | 26 |
| TUR BU | 6,897 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
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/.