Egan, Quebec (1921 census)
Egan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,666. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.481°N, 75.977°W.
Population
In 1921, Egan had a population of 1,666: 864 male and 802 female residents.
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 Egan, 1911 (43.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Egan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,666 total population, 864 males in the population, 858 males born in Canada, 802 females in the population, 798 females born in Canada, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,419 persons of French origin, 182 persons of British origin (Irish), 50 persons of British origin (English), 15 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,618 Roman Catholics, 25 Presbyterians, 19 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Baptists, 2 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057008— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/egan-qc057008-1921/.