Elgin, Quebec (1891 census)
Elgin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 915. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.020°N, 74.233°W.
Population
In 1891, Elgin had a population of 915: 457 male and 458 female residents. Population density was 32.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,069 |
| 1871 | 1,121 |
| 1881 | 1,048 |
| 1891 | 915 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 714 |
| 1921 | 693 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Elgin 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 | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 177 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 458 |
| Number of males | 457 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 278 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 458 |
| POP M | 457 |
| POP TOT | 915 |
| Total population | 915 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 297 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 577 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 38 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 877 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 177 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 29 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 136 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 192 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 115 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,809 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,121 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,130 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,472 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,054 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,175 |
| Acres of oats | 1,569 |
| Acres of potatoes | 110 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 242 |
| BAR AC | 192 |
| BAR BU | 2,245 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,245 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,005 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,247 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,179 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,115 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,660 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,478 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,028 |
| BWT BU | 1,005 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 4,247 |
| HAY AC | 3,472 |
| HAY TONS | 4,698 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 579 |
| Number of chickens | 4,086 |
| Number of ducks | 74 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 160 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 250 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 431 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,324 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 167 |
| Number of other cattle | 699 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 719 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 384 |
| Number of swine | 587 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 707 |
| Number of turkeys | 120 |
| OAT AC | 1,569 |
| OAT BU | 21,179 |
| PEA BU | 1,115 |
| POT AC | 110 |
| POT BU | 11,660 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,209 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,065 |
| RYE BU | 138 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,698 |
| WHT AC | 242 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,478 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 157 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,065 |
| CATTLE KS | 579 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 297 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 577 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,209 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 250 |
| DUCKS | 74 |
| FAMILIES | 177 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 38 |
| GEESE | 160 |
| GRA BU | 175 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,086 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 431 |
| HOUSES | 177 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES S | 29 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 136 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 138 |
| MD MALE | 140 |
| MD TOT | 278 |
| MILK COWS | 1,324 |
| NAME CD | Huntingdon |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 167 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 699 |
| OTHERS | 877 |
| SHEEP | 719 |
| SHEEP KS | 384 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 13,054 |
| SUP FOR | 3,121 |
| SUP JV | 115 |
| SUP PAT | 4,809 |
| SUP SC | 8,130 |
| SUP TOT | 16,175 |
| SWINE | 587 |
| SWINE KS | 707 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 177 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 4,028 |
| TURKEY | 120 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058002— 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). "Elgin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/elgin-qc156002-1891/.