Wentworth & Montcalm, Quebec (1881 census)
Wentworth & Montcalm was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.877°N, 74.445°W.
Population
In 1881, Wentworth & Montcalm had a population of 610: 318 male and 292 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 610 |
| 1891 | 898 |
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 Wentworth, Montcalm, Wolfe, 1871 (65.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wentworth & Montcalm 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 610 total population, 318 males, 292 females, 207 married persons, 113 families, 108 married males, 99 married females, 12 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 391 single persons under 18, 204 single males under 18, 187 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 111 occupied houses, 81 inhabited houses, 30 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,248 bushels of oats, 7,665 bushels of potatoes, 2,992 bushels of buckwheat, 1,345 bushels of turnips, 1,023 tons of hay, 928 acres of hay crops, 413 bushels of peas and beans, 377 bushels of corn, 292 bushels of barley, 215 bushels of spring wheat, 98 acres of potatoes, 45 bushels of other root crops, 21 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 610 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:
QC096010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC137014— 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). "Wentworth & Montcalm, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wentworth-montcalm-qc096010-1881/.