Egan, Quebec (1891 census)
Egan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,220. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.497°N, 76.039°W.
Population
In 1891, Egan had a population of 1,220: 659 male and 561 female residents. Population density was 10.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, Maniwaki, 1881 (61.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Egan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 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 | 211 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of females | 561 |
| Number of males | 659 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 367 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 561 |
| POP M | 659 |
| POP TOT | 1,220 |
| Total population | 1,220 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 829 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,036 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 184 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 86 |
| Number of houses | 120 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 120 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 111 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 206 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,565 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,867 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,640 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,694 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,215 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,089 |
| Acres of oats | 1,242 |
| Acres of potatoes | 171 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 108 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 483 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 483 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 462 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,892 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,021 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,994 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 618 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,017 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 48 |
| BWT BU | 462 |
| HAY AC | 1,694 |
| HAY TONS | 1,923 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 52 |
| Number of chickens | 2,192 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 222 |
| Number of milk cows | 369 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 195 |
| Number of other cattle | 448 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 692 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| Number of swine | 269 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 142 |
| Number of turkeys | 81 |
| OAT AC | 1,242 |
| OAT BU | 19,892 |
| PEA BU | 2,021 |
| POT AC | 171 |
| POT BU | 11,994 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,657 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 302 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,582 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,923 |
| WHT AC | 108 |
| WHT FALL BU | 48 |
| WHT SP BU | 618 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 80 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,582 |
| CATTLE KS | 52 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 463 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 829 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,657 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 211 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 302 |
| FRN CA | 1,036 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,192 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 222 |
| HOUSES | 120 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 120 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 367 |
| MILK COWS | 369 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 195 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 448 |
| OTHERS | 184 |
| SHEEP | 692 |
| SHEEP KS | 103 |
| SUP AM | 7,215 |
| SUP FOR | 22,867 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 1,565 |
| SUP SC | 5,640 |
| SUP TOT | 30,082 |
| SWINE | 269 |
| SWINE KS | 142 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 206 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 4,017 |
| TURKEY | 81 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 86 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057008— 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). "Egan, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/egan-qc176015-1891/.