Montague, Ontario (1851 census)
Montague was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,356. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.964°N, 75.956°W.
Population
In 1851, Montague had a population of 3,356: 1,712 male and 1,644 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,356 |
| 1861 | 3,478 |
| 1871 | 3,187 |
| 1881 | 2,683 |
| 1891 | 2,232 |
| 1901 | 2,058 |
| 1911 | 1,839 |
| 1921 | 1,792 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Montague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,356 total population, 1,712 males, 1,644 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,626, Female members of the family who are present: 1,577, 1,173 single males, 1,094 single females, 515 married males, 513 married females, 503 families, 351 males attending school, 287 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 86, 84 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, 53 female births, 37 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 31, 24 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 21, 4 deaf and dumb males, 2 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 327 males aged 5 to 10, 279 females aged 5 to 10, 237 single females aged 10 to 15, 189 single males aged 10 to 15, 179 married females aged 20 to 30, 178 single females aged 15 to 20, 171 single males aged 15 to 20, 159 married females aged 30 to 40, 156 married males aged 30 to 40, 122 married males aged 40 to 50, 118 married males aged 20 to 30, 115 single males aged 20 to 30, 88 males under age 1, 82 married females aged 40 to 50, 74 females under age 1, 72 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 males aged 3 to 4, 64 females aged 2 to 3, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 females age 3 to 4, 60 females aged 4 to 5, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 48 females aged 1 to 2, 40 married females aged 50 to 60, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 males of unknown age, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 females of unknown age, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,129 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 911 persons originating in Ireland, 149 persons originating in Scotland, 72 French Canadians, 45 persons originating in England or Wales, 40 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 84,365 pounds of homemade butter, 42,144 acres of land in farms, 40,583 bushels of potatoes, 35,441 bushels of oats, 28,458 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,102 bushels of wheat, 13,686 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,353 pounds of maple sugar, 11,592 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,423 bushels of buckwheat, 6,903 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,704 acres of farmland under crops, 4,313 sheep, 3,933 bushels of corn, 3,757 bushels of peas, 3,233 tons of hay, 3,117 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,267 swine, 1,980 bushels of turnips, 1,803 acres of oats, 1,666 bushels of barley, 1,647 acres of wheat, 1,539 milk cows, 1,370 calves and heifers, 1,075 barrels of pork, 734 horses, 718 bulls, oxen, or steers, 595 acres of potatoes, 584 acres of buckwheat, 435 occupants of farms, 330 bushels of rye, 301 acres of peas, 235 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 219 barrels of beef, 202 acres of corn, 86 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 80 bushels of beans, 79 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 75 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 48 acres of barley, 41 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 pounds of tobacco, 35 bushels of carrots, 32 acres of rye, 23 acres of turnips, 22 pounds of hops, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2 pounds of flax or hemp. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,083 yards of flannel, $3,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,714 yards of fulled cloth, $552 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 500 tanneries returning capital, 6 employees in saw mills, 4 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in tanneries, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 380,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 4,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123010_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262351
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Montague, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/montague-on019010-1851/.