Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff, Quebec (1891 census)
Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 791. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.170°N, 77.465°W.
Population
In 1891, Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff had a population of 791: 428 male and 363 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sheen & Esher, 1901 (48.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Aberdeen & Malakoff, 1901 (51.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 791 total population, 428 males, 363 females, 221 married persons, 120 families, 111 married females, 110 married males, 35 widowed persons, 18 widowed males, 17 widowed females, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 535 single persons under 18, 300 single males under 18, 235 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 628 persons who are not French Canadian, 163 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 120 occupied houses, 112 houses, 111 houses built of wood, 106 houses of 1 story, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 8 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,370 pounds of homemade butter, 29,120 bushels of oats, 16,648 acres of land in farms, 14,256 bushels of potatoes, 9,952 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,696 acres of improved land in farms, 4,327 acres of farmland under crops, 2,930 bushels of turnips, 2,922 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,307 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,264 chickens, 2,077 acres of hay crops, 1,948 tons of hay, 1,915 bushels of peas, 1,472 acres of oats, 901 sheep, 899 bushels of spring wheat, 518 bushels of buckwheat, 392 milk cows, 387 other cattle, 326 swine, 314 bushels of barley, 313 swine slaughtered or sold, 269 sheep slaughtered or sold, 244 horses aged over 3 years, 205 bushels of rye, 133 acres of potatoes, 131 geese, 124 cattle killed or sold, 99 occupants of farms, 84 farm occupants who own their land, 81 acres of wheat, 70 bushels of corn, 69 horses aged 3 years and under, 62 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 59 bushels of beans, 53 turkeys, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 acres of barley, 20 ducks, 19 acres of turnips, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177021— 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 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). "Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen & Malakoff, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sheen-esher-aberdeen-malakoff-qc177021-1891/.