Wentworth, Montcalm, Wolfe, Quebec (1871 census)
Wentworth, Montcalm, Wolfe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.962°N, 74.452°W.
Population
In 1871, Wentworth, Montcalm, Wolfe had a population of 656: 331 male and 325 female residents. Population density was 2.5 people per square mile.
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 Montcalm, 1861 (22.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Wentworth, 1861 (42.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wentworth & Montcalm, 1881 (65.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wolfe, 1881 (34.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wentworth, Montcalm, Wolfe shared boundaries with:
- Chatham
- Gore
- Grenville
- Harrington, Arundel, De Salaberry, Grandison
- Howard, Morin, W-O
- Mille Isles
- NO DATA
- Ste. Agathe
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 118 |
| Number of females | 325 |
| Number of males | 331 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 219 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| Total population | 656 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 422 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 83 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 74 |
| BWT BU | 2,153 |
| CRN BU | 59 |
| HAY AC | 1,099 |
| HAY TONS | 789 |
| OAT BU | 4,276 |
| PEA BU | 61 |
| POT AC | 168 |
| POT BU | 12,504 |
| Total area (acres) | 162,100 |
| WHT SP BU | 111 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 14 |
| AREA | 162,100 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 96 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 118 |
| FEMALE | 325 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 114 |
| INHABITED | 83 |
| MALE | 331 |
| MARRIED F | 108 |
| MARRIED M | 111 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 219 |
| POPULATION | 656 |
| ROOT BU | 7 |
| SHANTIES | 31 |
| SINGLE F | 207 |
| SINGLE M | 215 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 422 |
| TUR BU | 155 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096004— 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 1871 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, Wolfe, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wentworth-montcalm-wolfe-qc096004-1871/.