St. Malachie, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Malachie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,321. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.127°N, 73.973°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Malachie had a population of 3,321: 1,706 male and 1,615 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,321 |
| 1871 | 2,958 |
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, 1851 (82.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Malachie shared boundaries with:
- Franklin
- Hinchinbrooke
- Huntingdon, Village, and Godmanchester
- St. Antoine Abbé
- St. Clément
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Louis de Gonzague
- St. Stanislas de Kotska
- Ste. Martine
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,321 total population, 1,706 males, 1,615 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,531, Female members of the family who are present: 1,520, 1,230 single males, 1,110 single females, 443 married females, 442 married males, 251 males attending school, 248 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 175, Females present who are not members of the family: 95, 72 adult males unable to read or write, 62 widowed females, 61 adult females unable to read or write, 50 male births, 49 female births, 34 widowed males, 3 blind males, 2 blind females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 277 males aged 5 to 10, 233 females aged 5 to 10, 216 single males aged 10 to 15, 213 single females aged 15 to 20, 210 single males aged 15 to 20, 202 single females aged 10 to 15, 199 single males aged 20 to 30, 166 single females aged 20 to 30, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 115 married males aged 40 to 50, 114 married males aged 30 to 40, 102 married females aged 40 to 50, 99 married females aged 20 to 30, 74 married males aged 50 to 60, 72 females aged 2 to 3, 59 females age 3 to 4, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 57 males aged 2 to 3, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 females aged 4 to 5, 55 married males aged 60 to 70, 53 males aged 4 to 5, 53 single males aged 30 to 40, 45 married females aged 60 to 70, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 4 males of unknown age, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,956 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 548 French Canadians, 369 persons originating in Ireland, 366 persons originating in Scotland, 55 persons originating in England or Wales, 15 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 5 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $834,226 value farms (dollars), $143,088 value all livestock, $104,066 value horses aged over 3 years, 75,992 pounds of homemade butter, 75,321 bushels of oats, $61,935 value farm implements in dollars, 54,220 bushels of peas, 37,883 acres of land in farms, 35,777 bushels of potatoes, 30,289 bushels of spring wheat, 24,617 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,358 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,880 acres of farmland under crops, 13,266 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,591 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,659 bushels of barley, 9,694 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,536 bushels of carrots, 3,620 acres of oats, 3,293 sheep, 2,723 acres of peas, 2,260 acres of spring wheat, 2,199 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,111 tons of hay, 1,787 milk cows, 1,468 calves and heifers, 1,270 pounds of maple sugar, 918 swine, 904 horses aged over 3 years, 484 horses aged 3 years and under, 481 acres of barley, 473 bushels of turnips, 445 bushels of corn, 400 pounds of flax or hemp, 393 acres of potatoes, 348 occupants of farms, 235 bushels of buckwheat, 212 barrels of beef, 201 barrels of pork, 157 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 113 bushels of beans, 96 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 88 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 75 bushels of rye, 74 bulls, oxen, or steers, 74 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 49 pounds of hops, 43 acres of farmland in gardens, 23 acres of corn, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of buckwheat, 11 acres of mangel wurtzel, 4 acres of rye, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,074 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,126 yards of flannel, 1,580 yards of fulled cloth, 390 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 38 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC014004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC112007— 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-malachie-qc014004-1861/.