Montréal, St. Laurent ward-quartier, Quebec (1911 census)
Montréal, St. Laurent ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 25,039. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 73.570°W.
Population
In 1911, Montréal, St. Laurent ward-quartier had a population of 25,039: 12,491 male and 12,548 female residents. Population density was 53048.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 13,106 |
| 1881 | 14,318 |
| 1891 | 17,884 |
| 1901 | 21,889 |
| 1911 | 25,039 |
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 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Montréal, St. Laurent ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, Centre ward-quartier
- Montréal, St. Antoine ward-quartier
- Montréal, St. Jean Baptiste ward-quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, West ward-quartier
- NO DATA
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 53,048.73 population per square mile, 25,039 total population, 12,548 females in the population, 12,491 males in the population, 7,939 single (never-married) males, 7,621 single (never-married) females, 4,326 families, 4,291 married males, 3,924 married females, 960 widowed females, 302 area in acres, 200 widowed males, 61 males with marital status not given, 31 females with marital status not given, 8 legally separated females, 4 divorced females, 0.47 area in square miles. 21,889 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 4,785 persons of French origin, 4,507 persons of British origin (English), 3,792 persons of British origin (Irish), 2,353 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 334 persons of Chinese origin, 279 persons of German origin, 205 persons of Italian origin, 179 persons of Greek origin, 145 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 84 persons of Russian origin, 83 persons of Scandinavian origin, 74 persons of British origin (other), 53 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 32 persons of Polish origin, 31 persons of Belgian origin, 17 persons of Swiss origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin. 7,733 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 14 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. 2 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 9,272 Roman Catholics, 7,712 Jews, 3,342 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,166 Presbyterians, 1,149 Methodists, 334 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 324 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 202 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 197 Baptists, 170 Congregationalists, 165 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 149 Lutherans, 25 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Brethren, 4 Friends (Quakers), 2 Adventists, 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 6 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 3,295 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182001— 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. Laurent ward-quartier, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-laurent-ward-quartier-qc182001-1911/.