Montebello, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Montebello, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.657°N, 74.945°W.
Population
In 1891, Montebello, Village had a population of 754: 376 male and 378 female residents. Population density was 241.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 597 |
| 1891 | 754 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 954 |
| 1921 | 977 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Montebello, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 378 |
| Number of males | 376 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 378 |
| POP M | 376 |
| POP TOT | 754 |
| Total population | 754 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 487 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 725 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 29 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 119 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 111 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 98 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 559 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,023 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,291 |
| Acres of hay crops | 352 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,898 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,921 |
| Acres of oats | 216 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 123 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,792 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,395 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 354 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 42 |
| HAY AC | 352 |
| HAY TONS | 360 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 18 |
| Number of chickens | 501 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 34 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 79 |
| Number of milk cows | 116 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 123 |
| Number of other cattle | 39 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 101 |
| Number of sheep | 65 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 23 |
| Number of swine | 75 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 88 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 216 |
| OAT BU | 2,792 |
| PEA BU | 182 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 2,395 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 280 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,038 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 360 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 230 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,038 |
| CATTLE KS | 18 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 243 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 487 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 280 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 725 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 501 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 79 |
| HOUSES | 119 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 98 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 48 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 111 |
| INF 11 A | 101 |
| MD FEM | 122 |
| MD MALE | 123 |
| MD TOT | 245 |
| MILK COWS | 116 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 34 |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 123 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 39 |
| OTHERS | 29 |
| SHEEP | 65 |
| SHEEP KS | 23 |
| SUP AM | 1,898 |
| SUP FOR | 3,023 |
| SUP JV | 48 |
| SUP PAT | 559 |
| SUP SC | 1,291 |
| SUP TOT | 4,921 |
| SWINE | 75 |
| SWINE KS | 88 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 119 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 354 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062064— 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 1891 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). "Montebello, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montebello-village-qc176029-1891/.