St. Malachie, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Malachie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,106. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912546. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.498°N, 70.706°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Malachie had a population of 1,106: 560 male and 546 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,106 |
| 1881 | 1,278 |
| 1891 | 1,482 |
| 1901 | 1,372 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Malachie, 1881 (62.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Malachie shared boundaries with:
- Buckland W-O
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. Lazare
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- Standon
- Ste. Claire
- Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 546 |
| Number of males | 560 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 328 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 1,106 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 356 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 742 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,649 |
| BWT BU | 1,548 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 1,948 |
| HAY TONS | 1,005 |
| OAT BU | 15,008 |
| PEA BU | 393 |
| POT AC | 189 |
| POT BU | 23,890 |
| RYE BU | 70 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,640 |
| WHT SP BU | 268 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 25 |
| AREA | 17,640 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 160 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FEMALE | 546 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 176 |
| INHABITED | 176 |
| MALE | 560 |
| MARRIED F | 164 |
| MARRIED M | 164 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 328 |
| POPULATION | 1,106 |
| ROOT BU | 107 |
| SINGLE F | 356 |
| SINGLE M | 386 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 742 |
| TUR BU | 1,236 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160003— 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 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-qc160003-1871/.