Montebello, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
Montebello, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 597. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1945995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.657°N, 74.945°W.
Population
In 1881, Montebello, VL had a population of 597: 307 male and 290 female residents.
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).
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 Notre Dame de Bonsecours, 1871 (2.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Montebello, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 597 total population, 307 males, 290 females, 200 married persons, 116 families, 100 married females, 100 married males, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 383 single persons under 18, 199 single males under 18, 184 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 101 occupied houses, 100 inhabited houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,419 bushels of oats, 1,750 bushels of potatoes, 1,188 bushels of peas and beans, 522 bushels of spring wheat, 323 bushels of barley, 288 acres of hay crops, 240 tons of hay, 190 bushels of buckwheat, 156 bushels of corn, 125 bushels of turnips, 64 acres of wheat, 37 acres of potatoes, 28 bushels of other root crops, 3 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 574 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:
QC097016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062064— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1945995
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montebello,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montebello_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Montebello, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montebello-vl-qc097016-1881/.