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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243122. 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 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, 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,220 total population, 659 males, 561 females, 367 married persons, 211 families, 184 married males, 183 married females, 24 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 829 single persons under 18, 463 single males under 18, 366 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,036 French Canadians, 184 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 206 occupied houses, 120 houses, 120 houses built of wood, 111 houses of 1 story, 86 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 55 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,089 acres of land in farms, 23,582 pounds of homemade butter, 22,867 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,892 bushels of oats, 11,994 bushels of potatoes, 7,215 acres of improved land in farms, 5,640 acres of farmland under crops, 4,017 bushels of turnips, 2,192 chickens, 2,021 bushels of peas, 1,923 tons of hay, 1,694 acres of hay crops, 1,657 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,565 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,242 acres of oats, 692 sheep, 618 bushels of spring wheat, 483 bushels of barley, 462 bushels of buckwheat, 448 other cattle, 369 milk cows, 302 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 269 swine, 222 horses aged over 3 years, 195 occupants of farms, 189 farm occupants who own their land, 171 acres of potatoes, 142 swine slaughtered or sold, 108 acres of wheat, 103 sheep slaughtered or sold, 81 turkeys, 80 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 cattle killed or sold, 48 bushels of winter wheat, 48 oxen, 36 acres of barley, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 acres of turnips, 20 geese, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 ducks, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q63243122
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/.