Montcalm, Quebec (1861 census)
Montcalm was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 10. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244309. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.972°N, 74.500°W.
Population
In 1861, Montcalm had a population of 10: 5 male and 5 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1911 | 401 |
| 1921 | 214 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (14.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Wentworth, Montcalm, Wolfe, 1871 (22.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Montcalm shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 10 total population, Female members of the family who are present: 5, Male members of the family who are present: 5, 5 females, 5 males, 3 married females, 3 single males, 2 married males, 2 single females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 2 males aged 1 to 2, 2 married females aged 20 to 30, 1 males aged 5 to 10, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 7 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $600 value farms (dollars), 502 bushels of potatoes, 300 acres of land in farms, 281 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $190 value all livestock, $130 value horses aged over 3 years, 107 bushels of oats, 100 pounds of homemade butter, 70 pounds of maple sugar, 20 bushels of turnips, 19 acres of farmland under cultivation, $13 value farm implements in dollars, 10 acres of farmland in pasture, 9 acres of farmland under crops, 9 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7 tons of hay, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 6 pounds of hops, 5 bushels of corn, 4 acres of oats, 4 acres of potatoes, 4 sheep, 3 occupants of farms, 3 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 swine, 2 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 horses aged over 3 years, 2 milk cows, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC002008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244309
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Montcalm, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montcalm-qc002008-1861/.