Montague, Ontario (1911 census)
Montague was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,839. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.965°N, 75.955°W.
Population
In 1911, Montague had a population of 1,839: 909 male and 930 female residents. Population density was 17.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Montague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,440 area in acres, 1,839 total population, 930 females in the population, 909 males in the population, 545 single (never-married) males, 542 single (never-married) females, 411 families, 329 married males, 317 married females, 103.81 area in square miles, 70 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 17.72 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,058 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,168 persons of British origin (Irish), 349 persons of British origin (English), 229 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 51 persons of French origin, 18 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 690 Anglicans (Church of England), 514 Methodists, 293 Roman Catholics, 247 Presbyterians, 64 Baptists, 25 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 403 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/montague-on090006-1911/.