Montmini, Township, Quebec (1861 census)
Montmini, Township was a township in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.805°N, 70.374°W.
Population
In 1861, Montmini, Township had a population of 600: 345 male and 255 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 19 |
| 1861 | 600 |
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 contained Montmini, Township, 1851 (47.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Montminy, Ashburton, Rolette, Panet, 1871 (47.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Montmini, Township shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 122 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 600 total population, 345 males, Male members of the family who are present: 319, 255 females, Female members of the family who are present: 246, 243 single males, 155 single females, 95 married females, 95 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 26, 22 adult males unable to read or write, 18 male births, 14 female births, 12 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 9, 7 females attending school, 7 widowed males, 6 males attending school, 5 widowed females, 4 deaf and dumb females, 3 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 53 males aged 5 to 10, 43 females aged 5 to 10, 37 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 single males aged 10 to 15, 34 single males aged 15 to 20, 34 single males aged 20 to 30, 31 single females aged 10 to 15, 30 single females aged 15 to 20, 23 married females aged 20 to 30, 23 married males aged 40 to 50, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 married males aged 20 to 30, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 males of unknown age, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 600 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $57,649 value farms (dollars), 13,348 acres of land in farms, 11,651 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,430 pounds of maple sugar, 6,542 bushels of potatoes, $6,083 value all livestock, $2,795 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,469 bushels of barley, 2,338 bushels of oats, 2,231 pounds of homemade butter, 1,697 acres of farmland under cultivation, $1,122 value farm implements in dollars, 944 acres of farmland in pasture, 744 acres of farmland under crops, 462 bushels of turnips, 358 bushels of spring wheat, 243 acres of barley, 233 acres of oats, 199 bushels of rye, 177 tons of hay, 155 bushels of buckwheat, 150 occupants of farms, 140 swine, 116 acres of potatoes, 112 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 108 milk cows, 101 pounds of flax or hemp, 83 barrels of pork, 81 bulls, oxen, or steers, 75 sheep, 74 calves and heifers, 58 horses aged over 3 years, 46 acres of spring wheat, 34 acres of rye, 25 bushels of peas, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 bushels of winter wheat, 16 bushels of corn, 13 acres of buckwheat, 9 acres of farmland in gardens, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 8 acres of turnips, 5 barrels of beef, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 acres of peas, 2 acres of corn, 1 acres of winter wheat, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $214 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 135 yards of flannel, 68 yards of fulled cloth, 61 yards of linen, 15 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC035008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC035008— 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 1861 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). "Montmini, Township, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montmini-township-qc035008-1861/.