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 density was 3.6 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 113 |
| Number of families | 113 |
| Number of females | 292 |
| Number of males | 318 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 108 |
| Number of married persons | 207 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 610 |
| Total population | 610 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 204 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 391 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 30 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 81 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 928 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR BU | 292 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,992 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,248 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,665 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,345 |
| BWT BU | 2,992 |
| CRN BU | 377 |
| HAY AC | 928 |
| HAY TONS | 1,023 |
| OAT BU | 10,248 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 413 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 7,665 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,023 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 215 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 187 |
| C UNMD M | 204 |
| C UNMD TOT | 391 |
| D OCC | 111 |
| FEMALE | 292 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 81 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 318 |
| MD F | 99 |
| MD M | 108 |
| MD TOT | 207 |
| NUMBER CD | 96 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 45 |
| SHAN | 30 |
| TUR BU | 1,345 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
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/.