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 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 density was 19.4 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Montague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 400 |
| Number of families | 400 |
| Number of females | 1,111 |
| Number of males | 1,121 |
| Number of married females | 325 |
| Number of married males | 327 |
| Number of married persons | 652 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 1,111 |
| POP M | 1,121 |
| POP TOT | 2,232 |
| Total population | 2,232 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 725 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 761 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,486 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,223 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 398 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 37 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 34 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 327 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 231 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 167 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 157 |
| Number of occupied houses | 398 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 274 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 19,104 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,558 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,111 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,958 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,337 |
| Acres of land in farms | 55,895 |
| Acres of oats | 4,698 |
| Acres of potatoes | 441 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 964 |
| BAR AC | 274 |
| BAR BU | 4,707 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,707 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,396 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,918 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,486 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,067 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,145 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,856 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,150 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,410 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 945 |
| BWT BU | 12,396 |
| CRN BU | 7,918 |
| HAY AC | 5,958 |
| HAY TONS | 6,691 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 687 |
| Number of chickens | 13,032 |
| Number of ducks | 777 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 325 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 1,612 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 293 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 866 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,170 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 369 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,824 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 3,633 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,028 |
| Number of swine | 1,184 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,222 |
| Number of turkeys | 2,026 |
| OAT AC | 4,698 |
| OAT BU | 71,486 |
| PEA BU | 9,067 |
| POT AC | 441 |
| POT BU | 41,145 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 665 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,344 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 366 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 100,706 |
| RYE BU | 2,856 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,691 |
| WHT AC | 964 |
| WHT FALL BU | 945 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,150 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 115 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 73 |
| A 51 100 | 106 |
| BEN BU | 330 |
| BUTTER LB | 100,706 |
| CATTLE KS | 687 |
| CHEESE LB | 665 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 725 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 761 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,486 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,344 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 293 |
| DUCKS | 777 |
| FAMILIES | 400 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 366 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 1,612 |
| GRA BU | 76 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,032 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 866 |
| HOUSES | 398 |
| HOUSES B | 37 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 231 |
| HOUSES S | 34 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 157 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 167 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 34 |
| HOUSES W | 327 |
| INF 11 A | 40 |
| MD FEM | 325 |
| MD MALE | 327 |
| MD TOT | 652 |
| MILK COWS | 2,170 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, South—Sud |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 325 |
| OC TOT | 369 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,824 |
| OTHERS | 2,223 |
| SHEEP | 3,633 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,028 |
| SUP AM | 39,337 |
| SUP FOR | 16,558 |
| SUP PAT | 19,104 |
| SUP SC | 20,111 |
| SUP TOT | 55,895 |
| SWINE | 1,184 |
| SWINE KS | 1,222 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 398 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 8,410 |
| TURKEY | 2,026 |
| WID FEM | 61 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084007— 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 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/.