Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill, Quebec (1891 census)
Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 655. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.097°N, 75.618°W.
Population
In 1891, Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill had a population of 655: 344 male and 311 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).
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 Bigelow & Blake, 1901 (41.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wells & McGill, 1901 (58.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill shared boundaries with:
- Bowman & Villeneuve
- Cameron
- Hincks
- Lathbury & Bidwell
- Northfield
- Unorganized Territory
- Wabasee & Dudley
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 655 total population, 344 males, 311 females, 209 married persons, 112 families, 105 married males, 104 married females, 18 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 428 single persons under 18, 232 single males under 18, 196 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 586 French Canadians, 69 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 97 occupied houses, 96 houses, 96 houses built of wood, 58 houses of 1 story, 47 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 2 stories, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,451 acres of land in farms, 16,241 bushels of oats, 14,416 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,484 pounds of homemade butter, 9,211 bushels of potatoes, 4,035 acres of improved land in farms, 2,886 acres of farmland under crops, 2,130 bushels of turnips, 1,956 bushels of peas, 1,610 bushels of buckwheat, 1,548 bushels of spring wheat, 1,520 tons of hay, 1,226 acres of hay crops, 1,197 bushels of corn, 1,167 chickens, 1,117 acres of farmland in pasture, 848 acres of oats, 565 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 541 bushels of barley, 377 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 351 sheep, 272 other cattle, 226 swine, 217 milk cows, 173 acres of wheat, 158 horses aged over 3 years, 136 swine slaughtered or sold, 111 occupants of farms, 110 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 104 acres of potatoes, 103 sheep slaughtered or sold, 100 farm occupants who own their land, 91 bushels of beans, 79 bushels of rye, 69 cattle killed or sold, 47 acres of barley, 39 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 17 turkeys, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 oxen, 4 geese, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176005— 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 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). "Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bigelow-wells-blake-mcgill-qc176005-1891/.