St. Malachie, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Malachie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,482. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912546. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.539°N, 70.725°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Malachie had a population of 1,482: 780 male and 702 female residents. Population density was 28.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,106 |
| 1881 | 1,278 |
| 1891 | 1,482 |
| 1901 | 1,372 |
| 1911 | 1,442 |
| 1921 | 1,525 |
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 contained St. Malachie, 1881 (66.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Malachie shared boundaries with:
- Notre-Dame de Buckland
- St. Damien
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. Lazare
- St. Léon de Standon
- Ste. Claire
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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 274 |
| Number of families | 274 |
| Number of females | 702 |
| Number of males | 780 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of married persons | 465 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 702 |
| POP M | 780 |
| POP TOT | 1,482 |
| Total population | 1,482 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 450 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 531 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 981 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 854 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 628 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 262 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 77 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 185 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 36 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 218 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 262 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,627 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,406 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,685 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,534 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,370 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,776 |
| Acres of oats | 1,701 |
| Acres of potatoes | 155 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 41 |
| BAR AC | 52 |
| BAR BU | 713 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,371 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,558 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,319 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 712 |
| BWT BU | 2,371 |
| HAY AC | 4,534 |
| HAY TONS | 2,623 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 347 |
| Number of chickens | 1,514 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 270 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 93 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 243 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,103 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 279 |
| Number of other cattle | 527 |
| Number of other fowl | 59 |
| Number of oxen | 285 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 1,329 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,076 |
| Number of swine | 298 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 535 |
| Number of turkeys | 23 |
| OAT AC | 1,701 |
| OAT BU | 19,558 |
| PEA BU | 330 |
| POT AC | 155 |
| POT BU | 12,319 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,996 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 82,959 |
| RYE BU | 47 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,623 |
| WHT AC | 41 |
| WHT SP BU | 368 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 55 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 112 |
| BEN BU | 107 |
| BUTTER LB | 82,959 |
| CATTLE KS | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 531 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 981 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,996 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 93 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 274 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 854 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,514 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 243 |
| HOUSES | 262 |
| HOUSES B | 77 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 218 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 185 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 232 |
| MD MALE | 233 |
| MD TOT | 465 |
| MILK COWS | 1,103 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 270 |
| OC TOT | 279 |
| OTHER FOWL | 59 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 527 |
| OTHERS | 628 |
| SHEEP | 1,329 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,076 |
| SUP AM | 14,370 |
| SUP FOR | 15,406 |
| SUP JV | 58 |
| SUP PAT | 5,627 |
| SUP SC | 8,685 |
| SUP TOT | 29,776 |
| SWINE | 298 |
| SWINE KS | 535 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 262 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 712 |
| TURKEY | 23 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 285 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912546
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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-malachie-qc152010-1891/.