St. Malachie, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Malachie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.679°N, 75.315°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Malachie had a population of 413: 203 male and 210 female residents. Population density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 513 |
| 1881 | 463 |
| 1891 | 413 |
| 1901 | 389 |
| 1911 | 347 |
| 1921 | 281 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Malachie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 71 |
| Number of families | 71 |
| Number of females | 210 |
| Number of males | 203 |
| Number of married females | 52 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 105 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 210 |
| POP M | 203 |
| POP TOT | 413 |
| Total population | 413 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 142 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 141 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 283 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 397 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 67 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 67 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 41 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,989 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,895 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,740 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,892 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,736 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,631 |
| Acres of oats | 1,153 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 106 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 244 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 244 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,088 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,040 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 477 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,730 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 821 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 561 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 1,088 |
| CRN BU | 351 |
| HAY AC | 1,892 |
| HAY TONS | 1,700 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 131 |
| Number of chickens | 1,628 |
| Number of ducks | 77 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 71 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 140 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 62 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 171 |
| Number of milk cows | 362 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 75 |
| Number of other cattle | 380 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 825 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 359 |
| Number of swine | 355 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 204 |
| Number of turkeys | 342 |
| OAT AC | 1,153 |
| OAT BU | 22,040 |
| PEA BU | 477 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 10,730 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,456 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,425 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,700 |
| WHT AC | 106 |
| WHT FALL BU | 40 |
| WHT SP BU | 821 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BEN BU | 70 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,425 |
| CATTLE KS | 131 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 142 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 141 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 283 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,456 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 62 |
| DUCKS | 77 |
| FAMILIES | 71 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 140 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,628 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 171 |
| HOUSES | 67 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 67 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 52 |
| MD MALE | 53 |
| MD TOT | 105 |
| MILK COWS | 362 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 71 |
| OC TOT | 75 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 380 |
| OTHERS | 397 |
| SHEEP | 825 |
| SHEEP KS | 359 |
| SUP AM | 5,736 |
| SUP FOR | 6,895 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 1,989 |
| SUP SC | 3,740 |
| SUP TOT | 12,631 |
| SWINE | 355 |
| SWINE KS | 204 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 69 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 561 |
| TURKEY | 342 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176041— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062050— 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 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-qc176041-1891/.