Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.505°N, 73.555°W.
Population
In 1891, Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier had a population of 675: 295 male and 380 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).
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, ward-quartier Centre, 1901 (72.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 675 total population, 380 females, 295 males, 208 married persons, 124 families, 105 married females, 103 married males, 32 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 435 single persons under 18, 250 single females under 18, 185 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 406 French Canadians, 269 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 105 houses, 105 occupied houses, 59 houses built of stone, 46 houses built of brick, 43 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 42 houses of more than 3 stories, 38 houses of 3 stories, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 story. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8 horses aged over 3 years. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-centre-ward-quartier-qc173001-1891/.