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Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques, Quebec (1861–1901)
Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1861 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3461722, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 13,104 in 1861 to 40,041 in 1901).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Montréal, C in 1861
Descendant places
- later split into Montréal, Lafontaine ward-quartier in 1911
- later split into Montréal, St. Jacques ward-quartier in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 13,104 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 17,680 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 25,398 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 32,393 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 40,041 | View 1901 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176002— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3461722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.