Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1911 census)
Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 30,821. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 73.567°W.
Population
In 1911, Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier had a population of 30,821: 15,146 male and 15,675 female residents. Population density was 81537.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 14,916 |
| 1881 | 19,375 |
| 1891 | 24,924 |
| 1901 | 26,919 |
| 1911 | 30,821 |
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 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, Centre ward-quartier
- Montréal, East ward-quartier
- Montréal, Lafontaine ward-quartier
- Montréal, St. Jacques ward-quartier
- Montréal, St. Jean Baptiste ward-quartier
- Montréal, St. Laurent ward-quartier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 81,537.04 population per square mile, 30,821 total population, 15,675 females in the population, 15,146 males in the population, 9,279 single (never-married) females, 9,244 single (never-married) males, 5,702 families, 5,473 married males, 5,223 married females, 1,105 widowed females, 329 widowed males, 242 area in acres, 82 males with marital status not given, 35 females with marital status not given, 27 legally separated females, 15 legally separated males, 6 divorced females, 3 divorced males, 0.38 area in square miles. 26,919 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 13,522 persons of French origin, 2,244 persons of British origin (English), 1,204 persons of British origin (Irish), 632 persons of Italian origin, 438 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 126 persons of Chinese origin, 121 persons of German origin, 113 persons of Greek origin, 110 persons of Belgian origin, 95 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 62 persons of Polish origin, 25 persons of Russian origin, 23 persons of Scandinavian origin, 19 persons of Swiss origin, 8 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). 11,523 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 5 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 16,559 Roman Catholics, 11,481 Jews, 767 Anglicans (Church of England), 606 Presbyterians, 552 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 541 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 263 Methodists, 246 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 92 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 83 Baptists, 35 Congregationalists, 29 Lutherans, 13 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 11 Brethren, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 5,006 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182002— 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. Louis Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-louis-ward-quartier-qc182002-1911/.