Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.505°N, 73.555°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier had a population of 827: 412 male and 415 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,110 |
| 1881 | 827 |
| 1891 | 675 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 827 total population, 415 females, 412 males, 241 married persons, 178 families, 121 married males, 120 married females, 30 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 556 single persons under 18, 281 single males under 18, 275 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 147 inhabited houses, 147 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 827 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC090003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173001_1871— 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 1881 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, Centre Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-centre-ward-quartier-qc090003-1881/.