Magog, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Magog, Town—Ville was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,100. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.264°N, 72.147°W.
Population
In 1891, Magog, Town—Ville had a population of 2,100: 1,049 male and 1,051 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,100 |
| 1901 | 3,516 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Magog, 1881 (4.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Magog, Town—Ville 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 | 6 |
| FAM NO | 350 |
| Number of families | 350 |
| Number of females | 1,051 |
| Number of males | 1,049 |
| Number of married females | 343 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 686 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 1,051 |
| POP M | 1,049 |
| POP TOT | 2,100 |
| Total population | 2,100 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 672 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 688 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,360 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,431 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 669 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 266 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 258 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 216 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 155 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 266 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 98 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 441 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 655 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 414 |
| Acres of hay crops | 172 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 953 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,608 |
| Acres of oats | 11 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 40 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 342 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,024 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 296 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| CRN BU | 200 |
| HAY AC | 172 |
| HAY TONS | 229 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 383 |
| Number of chickens | 1,161 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 156 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 52 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 161 |
| Number of milk cows | 140 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 208 |
| Number of other cattle | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 192 |
| Number of sheep | 6 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 426 |
| Number of swine | 99 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 247 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 11 |
| OAT BU | 342 |
| PEA BU | 11 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 4,024 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,090 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 229 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 84 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,090 |
| CATTLE KS | 383 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 672 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 688 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,360 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 65 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 350 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 1,431 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,161 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 161 |
| HOUSES | 266 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 216 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 155 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 258 |
| INF 11 A | 192 |
| MD FEM | 343 |
| MD MALE | 343 |
| MD TOT | 686 |
| MILK COWS | 140 |
| NAME CD | Stanstead |
| OC F | 52 |
| OC P | 156 |
| OC TOT | 208 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 18 |
| OTHERS | 669 |
| SHEEP | 6 |
| SHEEP KS | 426 |
| SUP AM | 953 |
| SUP FOR | 655 |
| SUP JV | 98 |
| SUP PAT | 441 |
| SUP SC | 414 |
| SUP TOT | 1,608 |
| SWINE | 99 |
| SWINE KS | 247 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 266 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 296 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC195009— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/magog-town-ville-qc191008-1891/.