Magog, Quebec (1891 census)
Magog was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 769. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244235. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 769 total population, 430 males, 339 females, 307 married persons, 172 families, 154 married males, 153 married females, 38 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 424 single persons under 18, 258 single males under 18, 166 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 485 persons who are not French Canadian, 284 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 165 occupied houses, 164 houses, 158 houses built of wood, 153 houses of 1 story, 78 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses built of brick, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 78,019 pounds of homemade butter, 21,438 acres of land in farms, 18,396 bushels of potatoes, 11,465 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,471 bushels of oats, 9,973 acres of improved land in farms, 4,958 acres of farmland under crops, 4,821 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,391 bushels of turnips, 4,308 tons of hay, 3,976 acres of hay crops, 2,542 bushels of barley, 1,977 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,962 chickens, 1,669 bushels of spring wheat, 984 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 972 bushels of corn, 902 bushels of buckwheat, 865 milk cows, 750 other cattle, 602 sheep, 391 acres of oats, 387 cattle killed or sold, 331 bushels of peas, 328 bushels of beans, 308 swine slaughtered or sold, 277 sheep slaughtered or sold, 269 swine, 265 horses aged over 3 years, 194 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 170 occupants of farms, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 137 farm occupants who own their land, 120 horses aged 3 years and under, 119 acres of potatoes, 99 acres of barley, 76 acres of wheat, 66 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 ducks, 44 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 40 turkeys, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 geese, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 oxen, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q63244235
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/.