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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,482 |
| 1901 | 1,372 |
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,482 total population, 780 males, 702 females, 465 married persons, 274 families, 233 married males, 232 married females, 36 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 981 single persons under 18, 531 single males under 18, 450 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 854 French Canadians, 628 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 262 houses, 262 occupied houses, 218 houses of 1 story, 185 houses built of wood, 77 houses built of brick, 60 houses of 2 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 2 stories, 40 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 1 room, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 82,959 pounds of homemade butter, 29,776 acres of land in farms, 19,558 bushels of oats, 15,406 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,370 acres of improved land in farms, 12,319 bushels of potatoes, 8,685 acres of farmland under crops, 5,627 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,534 acres of hay crops, 3,996 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,623 tons of hay, 2,371 bushels of buckwheat, 1,701 acres of oats, 1,514 chickens, 1,329 sheep, 1,103 milk cows, 1,076 sheep slaughtered or sold, 713 bushels of barley, 712 bushels of turnips, 535 swine slaughtered or sold, 527 other cattle, 368 bushels of spring wheat, 347 cattle killed or sold, 330 bushels of peas, 298 swine, 285 oxen, 279 occupants of farms, 270 farm occupants who own their land, 243 horses aged over 3 years, 155 acres of potatoes, 112 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 107 bushels of beans, 93 horses aged 3 years and under, 63 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 59 other fowl, 58 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 55 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 52 acres of barley, 47 bushels of rye, 45 ducks, 41 acres of wheat, 26 geese, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 turkeys, 7 acres of turnips, 5 employees on farms, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152011_1891— 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/.