Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,437. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.510°N, 73.552°W.
Population
In 1891, Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,437: 1,671 male and 1,766 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,889 |
| 1881 | 2,966 |
| 1891 | 3,437 |
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 East, 1901 (73.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,437 total population, 1,766 females, 1,671 males, 1,066 married persons, 546 families, 537 married males, 529 married females, 255 widowed persons, 183 widowed females, 72 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,116 single persons under 18, 1,062 single males under 18, 1,054 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,045 French Canadians, 392 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 441 houses, 441 occupied houses, 246 houses built of stone, 175 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 171 houses built of brick, 154 houses of 2 stories, 117 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 3 stories, 71 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 71 houses of more than 3 stories, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of over 15 rooms, 24 houses built of wood, 11 houses of 1 room, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,550 bushels of potatoes, 543 acres of land in farms, 500 bushels of barley, 500 bushels of oats, 394 acres of improved land in farms, 318 acres of farmland under crops, 300 bushels of buckwheat, 150 pounds of homemade butter, 149 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 107 chickens, 58 horses aged over 3 years, 50 tons of hay, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 35 acres of farmland in pasture, 30 bushels of corn, 27 milk cows, 25 acres of hay crops, 25 bushels of peas, 16 acres of oats, 15 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of beans, 8 oxen, 7 acres of barley, 6 occupants of farms, 5 swine, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 ducks, 3 farm occupants who own their land, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 cattle killed or sold, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 other cattle, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173002_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, East, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-east-ward-quartier-qc173002-1891/.