Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1861 census)
Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 16,200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.489°N, 73.556°W.
Population
In 1861, Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 16,200: 8,151 male and 8,049 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 16,200 |
| 1871 | 18,639 |
| 1881 | 20,443 |
| 1891 | 23,003 |
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, C, 1851 (19.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 16,200 total population, 8,151 males, 8,049 females, Female members of the family who are present: 7,197, Male members of the family who are present: 7,181, 5,284 single males, 4,882 single females, 2,709 married males, 2,668 married females, 1,025 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 970, 920 adult females unable to read or write, 917 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 852, 712 adult males unable to read or write, 499 widowed females, 406 male births, 376 female births, 158 widowed males, 6 lunatic females, 5 blind males, 4 blind females, 4 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic males, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 1,054 married females aged 20 to 30, 975 single males aged 20 to 30, 955 males aged 5 to 10, 901 females aged 5 to 10, 875 married males aged 30 to 40, 807 married females aged 30 to 40, 801 single females aged 15 to 20, 771 married males aged 20 to 30, 769 single males aged 15 to 20, 744 single females aged 20 to 30, 725 single males aged 10 to 15, 681 single females aged 10 to 15, 578 married males aged 40 to 50, 450 married females aged 40 to 50, 321 married males aged 50 to 60, 320 males aged 1 to 2, 316 females aged 1 to 2, 297 females aged 2 to 3, 293 males aged 2 to 3, 293 males aged 3 to 4, 286 females age 3 to 4, 218 males aged 4 to 5, 215 females aged 4 to 5, 196 married females aged 50 to 60, 190 single males aged 30 to 40, 140 single females aged 30 to 40, 136 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 120 married males aged 60 to 70, 118 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 96 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 71 married females aged 15 to 20, 71 married females aged 60 to 70, 61 single males aged 40 to 50, 58 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 47 single females aged 40 to 50, 46 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 46 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 38 single males aged 60 to 70, 37 single females aged 50 to 60, 33 single males aged 50 to 60, 32 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 31 single females aged 60 to 70, 30 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 30 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 25 married males aged 70 to 80, 21 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 8 single females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 5,733 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4,891 persons originating in Ireland, 3,323 French Canadians, 910 persons originating in England or Wales, 852 persons originating in Scotland, 324 persons originating in the United States, 48 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 28 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 27 persons originating in Newfoundland, 22 persons originating in New Brunswick, 10 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 8 persons originating in Switzerland, 6 persons originating in France, 5 negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 4 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 3 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 295 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 165, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 130, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 65, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 62, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 22, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 21, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 12, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 12, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 8, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173003— 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 1861 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, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-ste-anne-s-ward-quartier-qc061003-1861/.