St. Malachie, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Malachie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,674. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.126°N, 73.973°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Malachie had a population of 2,674: 1,273 male and 1,401 female residents. Population density was 37.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,268 |
| 1861 | 3,321 |
| 1871 | 2,958 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
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 St. Malachie d'Ormstown, 1891 (79.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Malachie shared boundaries with:
- Franklin
- Godmanchester
- Hinchinbrooke
- Howick, Village
- St. Antoine Abbé
- St. Etienne
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Louis de Gonzague
- St. Stanislas de Kostka
- Ste. Martine
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 579 |
| Number of families | 579 |
| Number of females | 1,401 |
| Number of males | 1,273 |
| Number of married females | 419 |
| Number of married males | 425 |
| Number of married persons | 844 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP TOT | 2,674 |
| Total population | 2,674 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 906 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 818 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,724 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 507 |
| Number of occupied houses | 507 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,069 |
| Acres of potatoes | 291 |
| Acres of wheat | 777 |
| BAR BU | 24,203 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 24,203 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,981 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 95,063 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,726 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 48,751 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,114 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,977 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 449 |
| BWT BU | 188 |
| CRN BU | 1,981 |
| HAY AC | 6,069 |
| HAY TONS | 6,524 |
| OAT BU | 95,063 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 48,751 |
| POT AC | 291 |
| POT BU | 35,114 |
| RYE BU | 152 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,524 |
| WHT AC | 777 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,977 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 906 |
| C UNMD M | 818 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,724 |
| D OCC | 507 |
| FEMALE | 1,401 |
| GRA BU | 117 |
| H INHAB | 507 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 1,273 |
| MD F | 419 |
| MD M | 425 |
| MD TOT | 844 |
| NUMBER CD | 71 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,726 |
| TUR BU | 449 |
| WID F | 76 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071004— 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). "St. Malachie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-malachie-qc071004-1881/.