Elgin & Taché, Quebec (1891 census)
Elgin & Taché was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.062°N, 69.904°W.
Population
In 1891, Elgin & Taché had a population of 570: 304 male and 266 female residents. Population density was 3.7 people per square mile.
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 Ste. Perpétue, St. Pamphile, Casgrain, Dionne & c, 1881 (54.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Elgin & Taché shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 107 |
| Number of families | 107 |
| Number of females | 266 |
| Number of males | 304 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 91 |
| Number of married persons | 181 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 266 |
| POP M | 304 |
| POP TOT | 570 |
| Total population | 570 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 166 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 204 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 370 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 570 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 92 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 92 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,380 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,189 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,209 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,332 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,599 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,788 |
| Acres of oats | 509 |
| Acres of potatoes | 83 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 56 |
| BAR AC | 69 |
| BAR BU | 586 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 586 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,706 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 271 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,926 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 57 |
| BWT BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 1,332 |
| HAY TONS | 689 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 39 |
| Number of chickens | 546 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 95 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 25 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 101 |
| Number of milk cows | 201 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 101 |
| Number of other cattle | 112 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 358 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 131 |
| Number of swine | 123 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 143 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 509 |
| OAT BU | 4,706 |
| PEA BU | 271 |
| POT AC | 83 |
| POT BU | 6,926 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,161 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,755 |
| RYE BU | 109 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 689 |
| WHT AC | 56 |
| WHT SP BU | 359 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 37 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,755 |
| CATTLE KS | 39 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 204 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 370 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 25 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 107 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,161 |
| FRN CA | 570 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 546 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 101 |
| HOUSES | 92 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 92 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 90 |
| MD MALE | 91 |
| MD TOT | 181 |
| MILK COWS | 201 |
| NAME CD | L’lslet |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 95 |
| OC TOT | 101 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 112 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 358 |
| SHEEP KS | 131 |
| SUP AM | 3,599 |
| SUP FOR | 13,189 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 1,380 |
| SUP SC | 2,209 |
| SUP TOT | 16,788 |
| SWINE | 123 |
| SWINE KS | 143 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 57 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC165002— 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 & Taché, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/elgin-tach-qc165002-1891/.