Montréal, St. Antoine ward-quartier, Quebec (1911 census)
Montréal, St. Antoine ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 17,879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.497°N, 73.577°W.
Population
In 1911, Montréal, St. Antoine ward-quartier had a population of 17,879: 23,709 male and 24,929 female residents. Population density was 29317.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 33,845 |
| 1891 | 44,626 |
| 1901 | 47,653 |
| 1911 | 17,879 |
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 Montréal, St. Antoine ward-quartier, 1901 (19.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Montréal, C, 1921 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Montréal, St. Antoine ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Montréal, St. Laurent ward-quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Anne ward-quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Cunégonde ward-quartier
- Montréal, West ward-quartier
- NO DATA
- Notre-Dame des Neiges W-O
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 29,317.66 population per square mile, 24,929 females in the population, 23,709 males in the population, 17,879 total population, 15,475 single (never-married) females, 15,150 single (never-married) males, 8,578 families, 7,834 married males, 7,397 married females, 1,981 widowed females, 1,062 area in acres, 637 widowed males, 77 males with marital status not given, 50 females with marital status not given, 19 legally separated females, 7 divorced females, 6 divorced males, 5 legally separated males, 1.66 area in square miles. 47,653 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 8,636 persons of French origin, 3,184 persons of British origin (English), 3,042 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,128 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 688 persons of Italian origin, 178 persons of German origin, 54 persons of Greek origin, 53 persons of Polish origin, 38 persons of Scandinavian origin, 34 persons of Chinese origin, 26 persons of Belgian origin, 19 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 13 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. 504 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 133 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 13,029 Roman Catholics, 2,241 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,030 Presbyterians, 483 Jews, 467 Methodists, 340 Baptists, 126 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 76 Lutherans, 61 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 53 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 40 Congregationalists, 37 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 6,939 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC180001— 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, St. Antoine ward-quartier, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-antoine-ward-quartier-qc180001-1911/.