Montmagny, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Montmagny, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.982°N, 70.560°W.
Population
In 1891, Montmagny, Village had a population of 1,697: 787 male and 910 female residents. Population density was 1665.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Montmagny, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 343 |
| Number of families | 343 |
| Number of females | 910 |
| Number of males | 787 |
| Number of married females | 276 |
| Number of married males | 277 |
| Number of married persons | 553 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP F | 910 |
| POP M | 787 |
| POP TOT | 1,697 |
| Total population | 1,697 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,038 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,685 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 305 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 297 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 233 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 305 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 254 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,742 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,543 |
| Acres of hay crops | 326 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,903 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,645 |
| Acres of oats | 178 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 275 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,554 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,651 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 376 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 326 |
| HAY TONS | 438 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 18 |
| Number of chickens | 587 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 231 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 93 |
| Number of milk cows | 149 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 245 |
| Number of other cattle | 64 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 199 |
| Number of sheep | 13 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of swine | 98 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 166 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 178 |
| OAT BU | 2,554 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,651 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,146 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 438 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 116 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,146 |
| CATTLE KS | 18 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 552 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 486 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,038 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 343 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 1,685 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 587 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 93 |
| HOUSES | 305 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 233 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 122 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 297 |
| INF 11 A | 199 |
| MD FEM | 276 |
| MD MALE | 277 |
| MD TOT | 553 |
| MILK COWS | 149 |
| NAME CD | Montmagny |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 231 |
| OC TOT | 245 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 64 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 13 |
| SHEEP KS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 1,903 |
| SUP FOR | 2,742 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 254 |
| SUP SC | 1,543 |
| SUP TOT | 4,645 |
| SWINE | 98 |
| SWINE KS | 166 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 305 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 376 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 82 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171004— 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 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). "Montmagny, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montmagny-village-qc171004-1891/.