Montréal, Paroisse, Quebec (1871 census)
Montréal, Paroisse was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 11,405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.467°N, 73.617°W.
Population
In 1871, Montréal, Paroisse had a population of 11,405: 5,720 male and 5,685 female residents. Population density was 635.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 6,385 |
| 1871 | 11,405 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Montréal, Paroisse, 1861 (60.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Côte St. Paul, 1881 (9.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Verdun, Village, 1881 (14.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Côte St. Paul, Village, 1881 (2.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Village, 1881 (54.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Henri, Town—Ville, 1881 (4.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Côte St. Antoine, Village, 1881 (9.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montréal, ward-quartier St. Gabriel, 1881 (4.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montréal, ward-quartier Ste. Cunégonde, 1881 (1.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Montréal, Paroisse shared boundaries with:
- Côte des Neiges
- Lachine
- Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier
- St. Laurent
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 2,100 |
| Number of females | 5,685 |
| Number of males | 5,720 |
| Number of married females | 1,933 |
| Number of married males | 1,953 |
| Number of married persons | 3,886 |
| Number of widowed females | 230 |
| Number of widowed males | 120 |
| Number of widowed persons | 350 |
| Total population | 11,405 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,522 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,647 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 7,169 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 102 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,404 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,404 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 112 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,266 |
| BWT BU | 837 |
| CRN BU | 2,716 |
| HAY AC | 2,014 |
| HAY TONS | 4,963 |
| OAT BU | 17,361 |
| PEA BU | 3,981 |
| POT AC | 1,025 |
| POT BU | 194,136 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,422 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 225 |
| AREA | 14,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 102 |
| BEN BU | 1,146 |
| CD | 107 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 2,100 |
| FEMALE | 5,685 |
| GRA BU | 113 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,404 |
| INHABITED | 1,404 |
| MALE | 5,720 |
| MARRIED F | 1,933 |
| MARRIED M | 1,953 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 3,886 |
| POPULATION | 11,405 |
| ROOT BU | 50,242 |
| SINGLE F | 3,522 |
| SINGLE M | 3,647 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 7,169 |
| TUR BU | 6,712 |
| UNINHABITED | 112 |
| WIDOWED F | 230 |
| WIDOWED M | 120 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 350 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC107001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC107001— 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, Paroisse, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-paroisse-qc107001-1871/.