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 density was 1.7 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 93 |
| Number of families | 93 |
| Number of females | 285 |
| Number of males | 300 |
| Number of married females | 92 |
| Number of married males | 94 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 585 |
| Total population | 585 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 200 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 389 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 89 |
| Number of occupied houses | 89 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 654 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of wheat | 105 |
| BAR BU | 294 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,442 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,452 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 542 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,397 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,017 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 878 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| BWT BU | 1,442 |
| CRN BU | 296 |
| HAY AC | 654 |
| HAY TONS | 575 |
| OAT BU | 10,452 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,397 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 7,017 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 575 |
| WHT AC | 105 |
| WHT SP BU | 519 |
| WHT WTR BU | 85 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 189 |
| C UNMD M | 200 |
| C UNMD TOT | 389 |
| D OCC | 89 |
| FEMALE | 285 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| H INHAB | 89 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 300 |
| MD F | 92 |
| MD M | 94 |
| MD TOT | 186 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 542 |
| TUR BU | 878 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
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/.