Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill, Quebec (1881 census)
Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.097°N, 75.618°W.
Population
In 1881, Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill had a population of 585: 300 male and 285 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 585 |
| 1891 | 655 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 585 total population, 300 males, 285 females, 186 married persons, 94 married males, 93 families, 92 married females, 10 widowed persons, 6 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 389 single persons under 18, 200 single males under 18, 189 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 89 inhabited houses, 89 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,452 bushels of oats, 7,017 bushels of potatoes, 1,442 bushels of buckwheat, 1,397 bushels of peas and beans, 878 bushels of turnips, 654 acres of hay crops, 575 tons of hay, 542 bushels of other root crops, 519 bushels of spring wheat, 296 bushels of corn, 294 bushels of barley, 105 acres of wheat, 85 bushels of winter wheat, 69 acres of potatoes, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 585 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176005— 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 1881 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). "Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bigelow-wells-blake-mcgill-qc097006-1881/.