Montréal, Hochelaga ward-quartier, Quebec (1911 census)
Montréal, Hochelaga ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 20,986. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.543°N, 73.554°W.
Population
In 1911, Montréal, Hochelaga ward-quartier had a population of 20,986: 10,765 male and 10,221 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 8,540 |
| 1901 | 12,914 |
| 1911 | 20,986 |
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 became part of Montréal, C, 1921 (4.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Montréal, Hochelaga ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Maisonneuve, Town—Ville
- Montréal, DeLormier ward-quartier
- Montréal, Rosemont ward-quartier
- Montréal, St. Denis ward-quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Marie ward-quartier pt
- Montréal, Ste. Marie ward-quartier pt
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 20,986 total population, 10,765 males in the population, 10,221 females in the population, 6,730 single (never-married) males, 6,103 single (never-married) females, 3,920 families, 3,831 married males, 3,731 married females, 373 widowed females, 193 widowed males, 8 legally separated females, 6 males with marital status not given, 5 females with marital status not given, 3 legally separated males, 2 divorced males, 1 divorced females. 12,914 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 16,905 persons of French origin, 1,985 persons of British origin (English), 578 persons of British origin (Irish), 574 persons of Polish origin, 241 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 214 persons of Italian origin, 91 persons of Belgian origin, 83 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 72 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 58 persons of German origin, 22 persons of Russian origin, 19 persons of Chinese origin, 15 persons of Scandinavian origin, 12 persons of Greek origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 51 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 8 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Hindu"; in 1911 this label denoted South Asian origin (not religious identification). Reflects period British-colonial conflation of religion and ethnicity; modern usage of "Hindu" is religious. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 18,604 Roman Catholics, 1,236 Anglicans (Church of England), 445 Presbyterians, 268 Methodists, 133 Baptists, 127 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 47 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 44 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 42 Jews, 40 Lutherans, 35 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 7 Congregationalists, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 3,722 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC172003— 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 1911 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). "Montréal, Hochelaga ward-quartier, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-hochelaga-ward-quartier-qc172003-1911/.