Montréal, West ward-quartier, Quebec (1911 census)
Montréal, West ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 226. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 73.556°W.
Population
In 1911, Montréal, West ward-quartier had a population of 226: 109 male and 117 female residents. Population density was 2690.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,831 |
| 1871 | 1,265 |
| 1881 | 842 |
| 1891 | 1,007 |
| 1901 | 439 |
| 1911 | 226 |
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Montréal, West ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, Centre ward-quartier
- Montréal, St. Antoine ward-quartier
- Montréal, St. Laurent ward-quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Anne ward-quartier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,690.48 population per square mile, 226 total population, 117 females in the population, 109 males in the population, 76 single (never-married) females, 63 single (never-married) males, 54 area in acres, 42 families, 40 married males, 33 married females, 8 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.08 area in square miles. 439 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 64 persons of British origin (Irish), 62 persons of French origin, 56 persons of British origin (English), 15 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of Chinese origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 108 Roman Catholics, 44 Anglicans (Church of England), 27 Presbyterians, 16 Methodists, 8 Jews, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Lutherans, 1 Baptists, 1 Protestants (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 42 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179003— 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, West ward-quartier, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-west-ward-quartier-qc179003-1911/.