Montague, Ontario (1921 census)
Montague was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,792. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.963°N, 75.954°W.
Population
In 1921, Montague had a population of 1,792: 943 male and 849 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Montague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,792 total population, 943 males in the population, 875 males born in Canada, 849 females in the population, 799 females born in Canada, 57 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 46 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,104 persons of British origin (Irish), 329 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 293 persons of British origin (English), 37 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 622 Anglicans (Church of England), 540 Methodists, 263 Presbyterians, 262 Roman Catholics, 74 Baptists, 12 Salvation Army adherents, 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Brethren, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262351
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/montague-on123010-1921/.