Montmagny, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)
Montmagny, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,738. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141946. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.982°N, 70.560°W.
Population
In 1881, Montmagny, T-V had a population of 1,738: 836 male and 902 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,650 |
| 1871 | 1,512 |
| 1881 | 1,738 |
| 1891 | 1,697 |
| 1901 | 1,919 |
| 1921 | 4,145 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Montmagny, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,738 total population, 902 females, 836 males, 539 married persons, 333 families, 271 married males, 268 married females, 81 widowed persons, 61 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,118 single persons under 18, 573 single females under 18, 545 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 294 inhabited houses, 294 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,073 bushels of oats, 2,287 bushels of potatoes, 987 bushels of turnips, 520 bushels of spring wheat, 472 bushels of barley, 371 tons of hay, 280 acres of hay crops, 101 bushels of peas and beans, 42 acres of wheat, 33 bushels of corn, 18 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles-Joseph Coursol | 1819–1888 | died here |
| Eugène-Étienne Taché | 1836–1912 | born here |
| Amable Bélanger | 1846–1919 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,738 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:
QC044001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074014_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141946
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmagny,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmagny_(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). "Montmagny, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montmagny-t-v-qc044001-1881/.