Montague, Ontario (1871 census)
Montague was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,187. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.964°N, 75.956°W.
Population
In 1871, Montague had a population of 3,187: 1,609 male and 1,578 female residents. Population density was 27.8 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Montague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 509 |
| Number of females | 1,578 |
| Number of males | 1,609 |
| Number of married females | 456 |
| Number of married males | 452 |
| Number of married persons | 908 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| Total population | 3,187 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,057 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,125 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,182 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 507 |
| Number of occupied houses | 507 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,166 |
| BWT BU | 666 |
| CRN BU | 1,696 |
| HAY AC | 5,618 |
| HAY TONS | 5,032 |
| OAT BU | 48,226 |
| PEA BU | 8,092 |
| POT AC | 576 |
| POT BU | 44,770 |
| RYE BU | 2,301 |
| Total area (acres) | 66,196 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,108 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,059 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,689 |
| AREA | 66,196 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 229 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 509 |
| FEMALE | 1,578 |
| GRA BU | 97 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 507 |
| INHABITED | 507 |
| MALE | 1,609 |
| MARRIED F | 456 |
| MARRIED M | 452 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 908 |
| POPULATION | 3,187 |
| ROOT BU | 3,547 |
| SINGLE F | 1,057 |
| SINGLE M | 1,125 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,182 |
| TUR BU | 636 |
| UNINHABITED | 40 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123010— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/montague-on079001-1871/.