Wentworth & Montcalm, Quebec (1891 census)
Wentworth & Montcalm was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.877°N, 74.445°W.
Population
In 1891, Wentworth & Montcalm had a population of 898: 526 male and 372 female residents. Population density was 5.3 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wentworth, 1901 (65.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Wentworth & Montcalm shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 372 |
| Number of males | 526 |
| Number of married females | 120 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 239 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 372 |
| POP M | 526 |
| POP TOT | 898 |
| Total population | 898 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 644 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 445 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 453 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 130 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 130 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 127 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 130 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,623 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,632 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,378 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,399 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,034 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,666 |
| Acres of oats | 672 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 132 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,172 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,335 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,477 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 410 |
| BWT BU | 2,172 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 35 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 2,399 |
| HAY TONS | 1,645 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 103 |
| Number of chickens | 1,602 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 135 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 50 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 77 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 173 |
| Number of milk cows | 469 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 136 |
| Number of other cattle | 282 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 615 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 389 |
| Number of swine | 159 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 195 |
| Number of turkeys | 51 |
| OAT AC | 672 |
| OAT BU | 10,335 |
| PEA BU | 216 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 9,477 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,114 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,180 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,645 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 46 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,180 |
| CATTLE KS | 103 |
| CHEESE LB | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 402 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 644 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,114 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 77 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 160 |
| FRN CA | 445 |
| GEESE | 50 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,602 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 173 |
| HOUSES | 130 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 127 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 130 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 120 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 239 |
| MILK COWS | 469 |
| NAME CD | Argenteuil |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 135 |
| OC TOT | 136 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 282 |
| OTHERS | 453 |
| SHEEP | 615 |
| SHEEP KS | 389 |
| SILOS | 35 |
| SUP AM | 6,034 |
| SUP FOR | 14,632 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 2,623 |
| SUP SC | 3,378 |
| SUP TOT | 20,666 |
| SWINE | 159 |
| SWINE KS | 195 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 130 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 410 |
| TURKEY | 51 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137014— 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 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). "Wentworth & Montcalm, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wentworth-montcalm-qc137014-1891/.