Magog, Quebec (1891 census)
Magog was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 769. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.235°N, 72.158°W.
Population
In 1891, Magog had a population of 769: 430 male and 339 female residents. Population density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 754 |
| 1861 | 1,059 |
| 1871 | 1,174 |
| 1881 | 1,248 |
| 1891 | 769 |
| 1901 | 852 |
| 1911 | 865 |
| 1921 | 1,000 |
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, Magog shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 339 |
| Number of males | 430 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 307 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP F | 339 |
| POP M | 430 |
| POP TOT | 769 |
| Total population | 769 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 166 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 424 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 284 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 485 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 164 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 158 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 153 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 194 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,821 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,465 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,958 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,976 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,973 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,438 |
| Acres of oats | 391 |
| Acres of potatoes | 119 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 76 |
| BAR AC | 99 |
| BAR BU | 2,542 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,542 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 328 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 902 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 972 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,471 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,396 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,669 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,391 |
| BWT BU | 902 |
| CRN BU | 972 |
| HAY AC | 3,976 |
| HAY TONS | 4,308 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 387 |
| Number of chickens | 1,962 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 32 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 265 |
| Number of milk cows | 865 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of other cattle | 750 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 602 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 277 |
| Number of swine | 269 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 308 |
| Number of turkeys | 40 |
| OAT AC | 391 |
| OAT BU | 10,471 |
| PEA BU | 331 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 18,396 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,977 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 984 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 78,019 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,308 |
| WHT AC | 76 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,669 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 66 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 328 |
| BUTTER LB | 78,019 |
| CATTLE KS | 387 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 258 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 424 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,977 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 984 |
| FRN CA | 284 |
| GEESE | 32 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,962 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 265 |
| HOUSES | 164 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 153 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 158 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 153 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 307 |
| MILK COWS | 865 |
| NAME CD | Stanstead |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 137 |
| OC TOT | 170 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 750 |
| OTHERS | 485 |
| SHEEP | 602 |
| SHEEP KS | 277 |
| SUP AM | 9,973 |
| SUP FOR | 11,465 |
| SUP JV | 194 |
| SUP PAT | 4,821 |
| SUP SC | 4,958 |
| SUP TOT | 21,438 |
| SWINE | 269 |
| SWINE KS | 308 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 165 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 4,391 |
| TURKEY | 40 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090005— 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). "Magog, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/magog-qc191007-1891/.