Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie, Quebec (1871 census)
Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 13,695. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.527°N, 73.555°W.
Population
In 1871, Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie had a population of 13,695: 6,547 male and 7,148 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 10,196 |
| 1871 | 13,695 |
| 1881 | 22,733 |
| 1891 | 34,746 |
| 1901 | 40,631 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie shared boundaries with:
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Hochelaga, Village
- Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques
- Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 13,695 total population, 7,148 females, 6,547 males, 4,979 married persons, 2,909 families, 2,492 married females, 2,487 married males, 582 widowed persons, 468 widowed females, 114 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 8,134 single persons under 18, 4,188 single females under 18, 3,946 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 2,064 inhabited houses, 2,064 occupied houses, 136 houses under construction, 117 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 574 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC105003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178001— 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 1871 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). "Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montreal-st-mary-s-ward-quartier-ste-marie-qc105003-1871/.