St. Malachie d'Ormstown, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Malachie d'Ormstown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.114°N, 73.994°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Malachie d'Ormstown had a population of 2,656: 1,308 male and 1,348 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,656 |
| 1901 | 1,797 |
| 1911 | 1,785 |
| 1921 | 1,748 |
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 was contained in St. Malachie, 1881 (79.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ormstown, VL, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Malachie d'Ormstown shared boundaries with:
- Franklin
- Godmanchester
- Hinchinbrooke
- St. Antoine Abbé
- St. Louis de Gonzague
- St. Stanislas de Kostka
- Très-St. Sacrement
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,656 total population, 1,348 females, 1,308 males, 878 married persons, 519 families, 439 married females, 439 married males, 88 widowed persons, 61 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,690 single persons under 18, 848 single females under 18, 842 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,827 persons who are not French Canadian, 829 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 500 houses, 500 occupied houses, 385 houses of 1 story, 360 houses built of wood, 256 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 117 houses built of brick, 112 houses of 2 stories, 81 houses of 2 rooms, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 1 room, 23 houses built of stone, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 69,889 bushels of oats, 53,979 pounds of homemade butter, 33,422 acres of land in farms, 26,616 acres of improved land in farms, 24,711 bushels of potatoes, 18,024 acres of farmland under crops, 12,244 bushels of barley, 8,366 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,338 chickens, 7,805 tons of hay, 6,810 acres of hay crops, 6,806 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,921 bushels of peas, 4,517 acres of oats, 3,378 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,337 bushels of spring wheat, 2,439 bushels of turnips, 2,346 milk cows, 1,658 other cattle, 1,650 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 951 acres of barley, 914 horses aged over 3 years, 795 sheep, 761 bushels of corn, 745 swine, 663 cattle killed or sold, 625 bushels of buckwheat, 606 swine slaughtered or sold, 588 geese, Capacity of silos (tons): 570, 523 turkeys, 497 ducks, 495 horses aged 3 years and under, 472 acres of wheat, 372 occupants of farms, 347 farm occupants who own their land, 328 sheep slaughtered or sold, 302 bushels of beans, 279 acres of potatoes, 230 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 226 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 109 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 92 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 86 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 6 oxen, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan Mcnab McEachran | 1841–1924 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049005_1901— 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). "St. Malachie d'Ormstown, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-malachie-d-ormstown-qc148005-1891/.