Egan, Quebec (1861 census)
Egan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 140. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.495°N, 76.039°W.
Population
In 1861, Egan had a population of 140.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 140 |
| 1891 | 1,220 |
| 1901 | 1,590 |
| 1911 | 1,812 |
| 1921 | 1,666 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Kensington, 1871 (24.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Egan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 140 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 96 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 36 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $18,390 value farms (dollars), 5,222 bushels of oats, 4,750 acres of land in farms, $4,286 value all livestock, 3,964 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,981 bushels of potatoes, 2,460 pounds of homemade butter, $1,982 value horses aged over 3 years, 786 acres of farmland under cultivation, $728 value farm implements in dollars, 541 acres of farmland under crops, 412 bushels of turnips, 278 bushels of spring wheat, 245 acres of farmland in pasture, 244 acres of oats, 169 tons of hay, 158 bushels of peas, 100 pounds of maple sugar, 90 bushels of winter wheat, 54 pounds of wool produced on farms, 52 swine, 46 milk cows, 38 acres of spring wheat, 37 calves and heifers, 33 acres of potatoes, 25 occupants of farms, 22 sheep, 21 bulls, oxen, or steers, 21 horses aged over 3 years, 17 barrels of pork, 14 barrels of beef, 14 bushels of barley, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 acres of peas, 6 acres of winter wheat, 6 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of barley, 4 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 15 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243122
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Egan, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/egan-qc039018-1861/.