Elgin, Quebec (1891 census)

Elgin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 915. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29921023. 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 trajectory across census years

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:

• Godmanchester
• Hinchinbrooke

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 915 total population, 458 females, 457 males, 278 married persons, 177 families, 140 married males, 138 married females, 60 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 577 single persons under 18, 297 single males under 18, 280 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 877 persons who are not French Canadian, 38 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 177 houses, 177 occupied houses, 165 houses of 1 story, 136 houses built of wood, 115 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses built of stone, 22 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses built of brick, 12 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,065 pounds of homemade butter, 21,179 bushels of oats, 16,175 acres of land in farms, 13,054 acres of improved land in farms, 11,660 bushels of potatoes, 8,130 acres of farmland under crops, 4,809 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,698 tons of hay, 4,247 bushels of corn, 4,086 chickens, 4,028 bushels of turnips, 3,472 acres of hay crops, 3,209 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,121 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,245 bushels of barley, 1,569 acres of oats, 1,478 bushels of spring wheat, 1,324 milk cows, 1,115 bushels of peas, 1,005 bushels of buckwheat, 719 sheep, 707 swine slaughtered or sold, 699 other cattle, 587 swine, 579 cattle killed or sold, 431 horses aged over 3 years, 384 sheep slaughtered or sold, 250 horses aged 3 years and under, 242 acres of wheat, 192 acres of barley, 175 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 167 occupants of farms, 160 geese, 157 bushels of beans, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 138 bushels of rye, 120 turkeys, 115 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 110 acres of potatoes, 74 ducks, 56 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 7 other fowl, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

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: Q29921023

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/.