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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 898 total population, 526 males, 372 females, 239 married persons, 137 families, 120 married females, 119 married males, 15 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 6.60 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 644 single persons under 18, 402 single males under 18, 242 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 453 persons who are not French Canadian, 445 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 130 houses, 130 houses built of wood, 130 occupied houses, 127 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 1 room, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,180 pounds of homemade butter, 20,666 acres of land in farms, 14,632 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,335 bushels of oats, 9,477 bushels of potatoes, 6,034 acres of improved land in farms, 3,378 acres of farmland under crops, 2,623 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,399 acres of hay crops, 2,172 bushels of buckwheat, 2,114 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,645 tons of hay, 1,602 chickens, 672 acres of oats, 615 sheep, 469 milk cows, 410 bushels of turnips, 389 sheep slaughtered or sold, 282 other cattle, 216 bushels of peas, 195 swine slaughtered or sold, 173 horses aged over 3 years, 160 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 159 swine, 136 occupants of farms, 135 farm occupants who own their land, 132 bushels of barley, 116 acres of potatoes, 103 cattle killed or sold, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 62 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 turkeys, 50 geese, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 35, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 bushels of corn, 20 bushels of spring wheat, 13 ducks, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 acres of barley, 6 acres of turnips, 6 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of wheat, 2 oxen, 1 bushels of beans, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.