Montcalm Ward, Quebec (1861 census)
Montcalm Ward was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 7,783. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.805°N, 71.219°W.
Population
In 1861, Montcalm Ward had a population of 7,783: 3,582 male and 4,201 female residents.
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 Québec, C, 1851 (32.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Québec, Montcalm (W-O) Ward—Quartier, 1871 (80.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Québec, Montcalm (Centre) Ward—Quartier, 1871 (19.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Montcalm Ward shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 131 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 7,783 total population, 4,201 females, 3,582 males, Female members of the family who are present: 3,494, Male members of the family who are present: 3,077, 2,712 single females, 2,359 single males, 1,196 married females, 1,127 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 707, 643 males attending school, 593 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 505, 416 adult females unable to read or write, 293 widowed females, 275 adult males unable to read or write, 138 female births, 134 male births, 96 widowed males, 3 blind females, 3 blind males, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 510 single females aged 20 to 30, 486 single females aged 15 to 20, 443 males aged 5 to 10, 437 females aged 5 to 10, 400 single females aged 10 to 15, 391 married females aged 20 to 30, 387 married females aged 30 to 40, 374 single males aged 10 to 15, 360 single males aged 15 to 20, 354 single males aged 20 to 30, 343 married males aged 30 to 40, 338 married males aged 40 to 50, 237 married females aged 40 to 50, 219 married males aged 20 to 30, 151 single females aged 30 to 40, 144 married males aged 50 to 60, 138 males aged 1 to 2, 131 females aged 1 to 2, 129 males aged 2 to 3, 128 females aged 2 to 3, 123 males aged 4 to 5, 119 males aged 3 to 4, 108 females aged 4 to 5, 105 females age 3 to 4, 97 married females aged 50 to 60, 78 single males aged 30 to 40, 73 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 66 single females aged 40 to 50, 66 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 60 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 57 married females aged 60 to 70, 51 married males aged 60 to 70, 48 single males aged 40 to 50, 41 single males aged 50 to 60, 32 single females aged 50 to 60, 28 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 26 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 23 married males aged 70 to 80, 23 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 19 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 18 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 18 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 17 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single males aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,880 French Canadians, 2,583 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,705 persons originating in Ireland, 356 persons originating in England or Wales, 138 persons originating in Scotland, 39 persons originating in the United States, 15 persons originating in France, 14 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 12 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 10 persons originating in the West Indies, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 3 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 12 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 73 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 41, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 32, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 15, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 13, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 23 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Bowen | 1780–1866 | died here |
| G.-B. (Georges-Barthélemi) Faribault | 1789–1866 | died here |
| George Jehoshaphat Mountain | 1789–1863 | died here |
| Henry Lemesurier | 1791–1861 | died here |
| John Ryan | 1792–1863 | died here |
| Charles-François-Xavier Baby | 1794–1864 | died here |
| Joseph Morrin | 1794–1861 | died here |
| Louis Gingras | 1796–1866 | died here |
| François Sasseville | 1797–1864 | died here |
| Dunbar Ross | 1800–1865 | died here |
| William Hutton | 1801–1861 | died here |
| David Gibson | 1804–1864 | died here |
| Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Ferland | 1805–1865 | died here |
| Louis-Jacques Casault | 1808–1862 | died here |
| J. B. Livernois | 1830–1865 | died here |
| Louis-Timothée Suzor | 1834–1866 | died here |
| Georges-Émile Tanguay | 1858–1923 | born here |
| Joseph-Edmond Roy | 1858–1913 | born here |
| Édouard-Burroughs Garneau | 1859–1911 | born here |
| Alexis Lapointe | 1860–1924 | born here |
| François-Louis Lessard | 1860–1927 | born here |
| Napoléon Lavoie | 1860–1934 | born here |
| Sir Lomer Gouin | 1861–1929 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062003— 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 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 Ward, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montcalm-ward-qc062003-1861/.