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 density was 8682.2 people per square mile.
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. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent
- Montréal, ward-quartier West
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 380 |
| Number of males | 295 |
| Number of married females | 105 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of married persons | 208 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 380 |
| POP M | 295 |
| POP TOT | 675 |
| Total population | 675 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 185 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 435 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 406 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 269 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 105 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 46 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 59 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 42 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 105 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 8 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 435 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 406 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 8 |
| HOUSES | 105 |
| HOUSES B | 46 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES S | 59 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| MD FEM | 105 |
| MD MALE | 103 |
| MD TOT | 208 |
| NAME CD | Montreal |
| OTHERS | 269 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 105 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
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/.