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 density was 1.9 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).
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 164 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 | 112 |
| Number of families | 112 |
| Number of females | 311 |
| Number of males | 344 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 311 |
| POP M | 344 |
| POP TOT | 655 |
| Total population | 655 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 196 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 428 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 586 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 69 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 96 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 96 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 58 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 97 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,117 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,416 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,886 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,226 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,035 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,451 |
| Acres of oats | 848 |
| Acres of potatoes | 104 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 173 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 541 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 541 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,610 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,197 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,241 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,956 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,211 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,548 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,130 |
| BWT BU | 1,610 |
| CRN BU | 1,197 |
| HAY AC | 1,226 |
| HAY TONS | 1,520 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 69 |
| Number of chickens | 1,167 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 158 |
| Number of milk cows | 217 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 111 |
| Number of other cattle | 272 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 351 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| Number of swine | 226 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 136 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 848 |
| OAT BU | 16,241 |
| PEA BU | 1,956 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 9,211 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 377 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 565 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,484 |
| RYE BU | 79 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,520 |
| WHT AC | 173 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,548 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,484 |
| CATTLE KS | 69 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 196 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 428 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 377 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 112 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 565 |
| FRN CA | 586 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,167 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 158 |
| HOUSES | 96 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 96 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 104 |
| MD MALE | 105 |
| MD TOT | 209 |
| MILK COWS | 217 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 111 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 272 |
| OTHERS | 69 |
| SHEEP | 351 |
| SHEEP KS | 103 |
| SUP AM | 4,035 |
| SUP FOR | 14,416 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 1,117 |
| SUP SC | 2,886 |
| SUP TOT | 18,451 |
| SWINE | 226 |
| SWINE KS | 136 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 97 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 2,130 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
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/.