Montague, Ontario (1901 census)
Montague was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,058. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.965°N, 75.955°W.
Population
In 1901, Montague had a population of 2,058: 1,023 male and 666 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Montague shared boundaries with:
- Beckwith
- Drummond
- Elmsley, North—Nord
- Marlborough
- Smiths Falls (part), Town—Ville
- Smiths Falls (part), Town—Ville
- Wolford
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,058 total population, 1,023 males, 666 females, 620 single males, 415 families, 340 single females, 334 married males, 69 widowed males, 29 married females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 407 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 66,440 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081007— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/montague-on081007-1901/.