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 density was 28393.7 people per square mile.
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:
- Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques
- Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 546 |
| Number of families | 546 |
| Number of females | 1,766 |
| Number of males | 1,671 |
| Number of married females | 529 |
| Number of married males | 537 |
| Number of married persons | 1,066 |
| Number of widowed females | 183 |
| Number of widowed males | 72 |
| Number of widowed persons | 255 |
| POP F | 1,766 |
| POP M | 1,671 |
| POP TOT | 3,437 |
| Total population | 3,437 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,054 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,062 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,116 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,045 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 392 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 441 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 171 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 246 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 117 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 154 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 99 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 175 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 71 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 441 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 149 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 318 |
| Acres of hay crops | 25 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 394 |
| Acres of land in farms | 543 |
| Acres of oats | 16 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 500 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,550 |
| BWT BU | 300 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 25 |
| HAY TONS | 50 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2 |
| Number of chickens | 107 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 58 |
| Number of milk cows | 27 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 6 |
| Number of other cattle | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of swine | 5 |
| OAT AC | 16 |
| OAT BU | 500 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 2,550 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 50 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 150 |
| CATTLE KS | 2 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,054 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,062 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,116 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 546 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 3,045 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 107 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 58 |
| HOUSES | 441 |
| HOUSES B | 171 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES S | 246 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 175 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 24 |
| MD FEM | 529 |
| MD MALE | 537 |
| MD TOT | 1,066 |
| MILK COWS | 27 |
| NAME CD | Montreal |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 3 |
| OC TOT | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2 |
| OTHERS | 392 |
| SUP AM | 394 |
| SUP FOR | 149 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 35 |
| SUP SC | 318 |
| SUP TOT | 543 |
| SWINE | 5 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 441 |
| WID FEM | 183 |
| WID MALE | 72 |
| WID TOT | 255 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
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/.