Montcalm, Manitoba (1891 census)
Montcalm was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,688. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.140°N, 97.353°W.
Population
In 1891, Montcalm had a population of 1,688: 903 male and 785 female residents. Population density was 14.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,688 |
| 1901 | 2,628 |
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 Dufferin S, 1881 (11.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Montcalm shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 297 |
| Number of families | 297 |
| Number of females | 785 |
| Number of males | 903 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 274 |
| Number of married persons | 549 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 785 |
| POP M | 903 |
| POP TOT | 1,688 |
| Total population | 1,688 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 494 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 614 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,108 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,282 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 406 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 268 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 268 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 77 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 249 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,808 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 125 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 28,490 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,761 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,677 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,802 |
| Acres of land in farms | 56,053 |
| Acres of oats | 4,982 |
| Acres of potatoes | 184 |
| Acres of turnips | 66 |
| Acres of wheat | 16,622 |
| BAR AC | 1,808 |
| BAR BU | 40,826 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40,826 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 129,135 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 324 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,285 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 275,625 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,898 |
| CRN BU | 278 |
| HAY TONS | 6,272 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 343 |
| Number of chickens | 9,084 |
| Number of ducks | 78 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 263 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 74 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 259 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 850 |
| Number of milk cows | 826 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 286 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,136 |
| Number of other fowl | 63 |
| Number of oxen | 176 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 83 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 295 |
| Number of swine | 965 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 863 |
| Number of turkeys | 180 |
| OAT AC | 4,982 |
| OAT BU | 129,135 |
| PEA BU | 324 |
| POT AC | 184 |
| POT BU | 22,285 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 420 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,892 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 167 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,378 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,272 |
| WHT AC | 16,622 |
| WHT SP BU | 275,625 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 138 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 80 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,378 |
| CATTLE KS | 343 |
| CHEESE LB | 420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 494 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 614 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,108 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,892 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 259 |
| DUCKS | 78 |
| FAMILIES | 297 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 167 |
| FRN CA | 1,282 |
| GEESE | 74 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,084 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 850 |
| HOUSES | 268 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 77 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 249 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 268 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 275 |
| MD MALE | 274 |
| MD TOT | 549 |
| MILK COWS | 826 |
| NAME CD | Provencher |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 263 |
| OC TOT | 286 |
| OTHER FOWL | 63 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,136 |
| OTHERS | 406 |
| SHEEP | 83 |
| SHEEP KS | 295 |
| SUP AM | 23,802 |
| SUP FOR | 3,761 |
| SUP JV | 125 |
| SUP PAT | 28,490 |
| SUP SC | 23,677 |
| SUP TOT | 56,053 |
| SWINE | 965 |
| SWINE KS | 863 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 268 |
| TUR AC | 66 |
| TUR BU | 10,898 |
| TURKEY | 180 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 176 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB010006— 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). "Montcalm, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/montcalm-mb008008-1891/.