Montague, Ontario (1881 census)
Montague was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,683. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.964°N, 75.956°W.
Population
In 1881, Montague had a population of 2,683: 1,327 male and 1,356 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Montague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,683 total population, 1,356 females, 1,327 males, 754 married persons, 457 families, 379 married females, 375 married males, 112 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,817 single persons under 18, 911 single females under 18, 906 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 449 inhabited houses, 449 occupied houses, 50 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 88,497 bushels of oats, 56,508 bushels of potatoes, 13,174 bushels of rye, 12,480 bushels of peas and beans, 10,342 bushels of other root crops, 8,941 bushels of buckwheat, 8,099 bushels of spring wheat, 7,253 bushels of corn, 4,842 tons of hay, 4,840 acres of hay crops, 4,381 bushels of barley, 3,922 bushels of turnips, 1,543 acres of wheat, 1,055 bushels of winter wheat, 549 acres of potatoes, 73 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,683 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111010— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/montague-on111010-1881/.