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 density was 2.3 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.
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 120 |
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 363 |
| Number of males | 428 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 221 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 363 |
| POP M | 428 |
| POP TOT | 791 |
| Total population | 791 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 535 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 163 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 628 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 112 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 111 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 106 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,307 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,952 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,327 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,077 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,696 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,648 |
| Acres of oats | 1,472 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 81 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 314 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 518 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,120 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,915 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,256 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 205 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 899 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,930 |
| BWT BU | 518 |
| CRN BU | 70 |
| HAY AC | 2,077 |
| HAY TONS | 1,948 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 124 |
| Number of chickens | 2,264 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 84 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 131 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 69 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 244 |
| Number of milk cows | 392 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 99 |
| Number of other cattle | 387 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 901 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 269 |
| Number of swine | 326 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 313 |
| Number of turkeys | 53 |
| OAT AC | 1,472 |
| OAT BU | 29,120 |
| PEA BU | 1,915 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 14,256 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,922 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,370 |
| RYE BU | 205 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,948 |
| WHT AC | 81 |
| WHT SP BU | 899 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,370 |
| CATTLE KS | 124 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 535 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,922 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 69 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FRN CA | 163 |
| GEESE | 131 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,264 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 244 |
| HOUSES | 112 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 106 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 111 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 111 |
| MD MALE | 110 |
| MD TOT | 221 |
| MILK COWS | 392 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 84 |
| OC TOT | 99 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 387 |
| OTHERS | 628 |
| SHEEP | 901 |
| SHEEP KS | 269 |
| SUP AM | 6,696 |
| SUP FOR | 9,952 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 2,307 |
| SUP SC | 4,327 |
| SUP TOT | 16,648 |
| SWINE | 326 |
| SWINE KS | 313 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 120 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,930 |
| TURKEY | 53 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
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/.