St. Malachie, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Malachie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.127°N, 73.973°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Malachie had a population of 2,958: 1,483 male and 1,475 female residents. Population density was 40.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Malachie shared boundaries with:
- Franklin
- Godmanchester
- Hinchinbrooke
- St. Antoine Abbé
- St. Etienne
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Louis de Gonzague
- St. Stanislas de Kostka
- Ste. Martine
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 521 |
| Number of females | 1,475 |
| Number of males | 1,483 |
| Number of married females | 431 |
| Number of married males | 428 |
| Number of married persons | 859 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 128 |
| Total population | 2,958 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 952 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,019 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,971 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 508 |
| Number of occupied houses | 508 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20,117 |
| BWT BU | 1,023 |
| CRN BU | 729 |
| HAY AC | 6,196 |
| HAY TONS | 6,461 |
| OAT BU | 86,234 |
| PEA BU | 23,548 |
| POT AC | 338 |
| POT BU | 36,217 |
| Total area (acres) | 39,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,656 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,322 |
| AREA | 39,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 102 |
| CD | 112 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 521 |
| FEMALE | 1,475 |
| GRA BU | 738 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 508 |
| INHABITED | 508 |
| MALE | 1,483 |
| MARRIED F | 431 |
| MARRIED M | 428 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 859 |
| POPULATION | 2,958 |
| ROOT BU | 6,445 |
| SINGLE F | 952 |
| SINGLE M | 1,019 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,971 |
| TUR BU | 169 |
| UNINHABITED | 39 |
| WIDOWED F | 92 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC112007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-malachie-qc112007-1871/.