Montague, Ontario (1891 census)
Montague was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,232. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.964°N, 75.956°W.
Population
In 1891, Montague had a population of 2,232: 1,121 male and 1,111 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Montague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,232 total population, 1,121 males, 1,111 females, 652 married persons, 400 families, 327 married males, 325 married females, 94 widowed persons, 61 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,486 single persons under 18, 761 single males under 18, 725 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,223 persons who are not French Canadian, 9 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 398 houses, 398 occupied houses, 327 houses built of wood, 231 houses of 1 story, 167 houses of 2 stories, 157 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses of 4 rooms, 65 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses built of brick, 34 houses built of stone, 34 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 100,706 pounds of homemade butter, 71,486 bushels of oats, 55,895 acres of land in farms, 41,145 bushels of potatoes, 39,337 acres of improved land in farms, 20,111 acres of farmland under crops, 19,104 acres of farmland in pasture, 16,558 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,032 chickens, 12,396 bushels of buckwheat, 12,344 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,067 bushels of peas, 8,410 bushels of turnips, 7,918 bushels of corn, 7,150 bushels of spring wheat, 6,691 tons of hay, 5,958 acres of hay crops, 4,707 bushels of barley, 4,698 acres of oats, 3,633 sheep, 2,856 bushels of rye, 2,170 milk cows, 2,028 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,026 turkeys, 1,824 other cattle, 1,612 geese, 1,222 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,184 swine, 964 acres of wheat, 945 bushels of winter wheat, 866 horses aged over 3 years, 777 ducks, 687 cattle killed or sold, 665 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 441 acres of potatoes, 369 occupants of farms, 366 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 330 bushels of beans, 325 farm occupants who own their land, 293 horses aged 3 years and under, 274 acres of barley, 115 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 106 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 76 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 73 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 3 oxen, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084007— 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 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). "Montague, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/montague-on084007-1891/.