Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,110. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.505°N, 73.555°W.
Population
In 1871, Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,110: 459 male and 651 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 1871
In the 1871 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, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,110 total population, 651 females, 459 males, 245 married persons, 166 families, 123 married females, 122 married males, 47 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 818 single persons under 18, 499 single females under 18, 319 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 125 inhabited houses, 125 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 35 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC104002— 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 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). "Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-centre-ward-quartier-qc104002-1871/.