Montague, Ontario (1861 census)
Montague was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,478. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.964°N, 75.956°W.
Population
In 1861, Montague had a population of 3,478: 1,778 male and 1,700 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Montague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,478 total population, 1,778 males, 1,700 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,689, Female members of the family who are present: 1,625, 1,237 single males, 1,127 single females, 524 married females, 513 married males, 410 males attending school, 349 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 89, Females present who are not members of the family: 75, 67 female births, 67 male births, 49 widowed females, 29 adult males unable to read or write, 28 widowed males, 27 adult females unable to read or write, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 301 males aged 5 to 10, 238 single females aged 10 to 15, 235 females aged 5 to 10, 232 single males aged 10 to 15, 229 single males aged 15 to 20, 226 single females aged 15 to 20, 174 married females aged 20 to 30, 133 single males aged 20 to 30, 130 married males aged 30 to 40, 126 single females aged 20 to 30, 123 married females aged 30 to 40, 116 married females aged 40 to 50, 105 married males aged 20 to 30, 105 married males aged 50 to 60, 104 married males aged 40 to 50, 69 males aged 1 to 2, 67 males aged 2 to 3, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 54 females age 3 to 4, 53 females aged 4 to 5, 52 females aged 1 to 2, 51 females aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 47 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,554 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 700 persons originating in Ireland, 100 persons originating in Scotland, 57 persons originating in the United States, 49 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $455,704 value farms (dollars), 149,225 pounds of homemade butter, $120,978 value all livestock, 62,417 bushels of potatoes, $53,325 value horses aged over 3 years, 49,314 bushels of oats, 48,385 acres of land in farms, 43,918 bushels of spring wheat, 31,461 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 30,472 pounds of maple sugar, $19,729 value farm implements in dollars, 16,924 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,911 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,429 acres of farmland under crops, 9,691 bushels of turnips, 9,283 bushels of peas, 6,466 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,343 bushels of buckwheat, 3,472 sheep, 3,107 bushels of winter wheat, 2,965 acres of spring wheat, 2,637 bushels of corn, 2,560 tons of hay, 2,490 acres of oats, 2,080 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,869 milk cows, 1,680 calves and heifers, 1,341 swine, 1,081 barrels of pork, 906 horses aged over 3 years, $879 value garden and orchard crops, 837 bushels of carrots, 637 acres of potatoes, 597 acres of peas, 443 occupants of farms, 435 horses aged 3 years and under, 339 bushels of rye, 311 acres of buckwheat, 231 barrels of beef, 229 bushels of barley, 218 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 179 acres of winter wheat, 112 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 95 acres of corn, 72 pounds of hops, 68 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 bulls, oxen, or steers, 49 acres of turnips, 29 acres of farmland in gardens, 23 bushels of beans, 22 acres of rye, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 acres of barley, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 8,378 yards of flannel, $6,817 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,893 yards of fulled cloth, 184 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 2 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 34 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082010— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/montague-on082010-1861/.