Montmagny, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Montmagny, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.982°N, 70.560°W.
Population
In 1881, Montmagny, Village had a population of 1,738: 836 male and 902 female residents. Population density was 1706.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,221 |
| 1861 | 1,650 |
| 1871 | 1,512 |
| 1881 | 1,738 |
| 1891 | 1,697 |
| 1901 | 1,919 |
| 1911 | 2,617 |
| 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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 333 |
| Number of families | 333 |
| Number of females | 902 |
| Number of males | 836 |
| Number of married females | 268 |
| Number of married males | 271 |
| Number of married persons | 539 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP TOT | 1,738 |
| Total population | 1,738 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 573 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,118 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 294 |
| Number of occupied houses | 294 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 280 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 42 |
| BAR BU | 472 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 472 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,073 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,287 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 520 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 987 |
| CRN BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 280 |
| HAY TONS | 371 |
| OAT BU | 4,073 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 101 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 2,287 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 371 |
| WHT AC | 42 |
| WHT SP BU | 520 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 573 |
| C UNMD M | 545 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,118 |
| D OCC | 294 |
| FEMALE | 902 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 294 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 836 |
| MD F | 268 |
| MD M | 271 |
| MD TOT | 539 |
| NUMBER CD | 44 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10 |
| TUR BU | 987 |
| WID F | 61 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074014_1851— 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 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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montmagny-village-qc044001-1881/.