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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660784. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,688 |
| 1901 | 2,628 |
| 1921 | 2,906 |
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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,688 total population, 903 males, 785 females, 549 married persons, 297 families, 275 married females, 274 married males, 31 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,108 single persons under 18, 614 single males under 18, 494 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,282 French Canadians, 406 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 268 houses, 268 houses built of wood, 268 occupied houses, 249 houses of 1 story, 77 houses of 1 room, 59 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 275,625 bushels of spring wheat, 129,135 bushels of oats, 56,053 acres of land in farms, 40,826 bushels of barley, 38,378 pounds of homemade butter, 28,490 acres of farmland in pasture, 23,802 acres of improved land in farms, 23,677 acres of farmland under crops, 22,285 bushels of potatoes, 16,622 acres of wheat, 10,898 bushels of turnips, 9,084 chickens, 6,272 tons of hay, 4,982 acres of oats, 3,761 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,892 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,808 acres of barley, 1,136 other cattle, 965 swine, 863 swine slaughtered or sold, 850 horses aged over 3 years, 826 milk cows, 420 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 343 cattle killed or sold, 324 bushels of peas, 295 sheep slaughtered or sold, 286 occupants of farms, 278 bushels of corn, 263 farm occupants who own their land, 259 horses aged 3 years and under, 184 acres of potatoes, 180 turkeys, 176 oxen, 167 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 138 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 125 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 83 sheep, 80 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 78 ducks, 74 geese, 66 acres of turnips, 63 other fowl, 44 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 bushels of beans, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB156003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660784
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Montcalm
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montcalm_(Manitoba)
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/.