Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 33,845. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.497°N, 73.577°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier had a population of 33,845: 15,087 male and 18,758 female residents. Population density was 19604.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 23,925 |
| 1881 | 33,845 |
| 1891 | 44,626 |
| 1901 | 47,653 |
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, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier, 1871 (90.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Côte des Neiges, Village
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent
- Montréal, ward-quartier Ste. Cunégonde
- Montréal, ward-quartier West
- NO DATA
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 6,115 |
| Number of families | 6,115 |
| Number of females | 18,758 |
| Number of males | 15,087 |
| Number of married females | 5,157 |
| Number of married males | 5,130 |
| Number of married persons | 10,287 |
| Number of widowed females | 1,350 |
| Number of widowed males | 452 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1,802 |
| POP TOT | 33,845 |
| Total population | 33,845 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 12,251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 9,505 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 21,756 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 69 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 5,677 |
| Number of occupied houses | 5,677 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 336 |
Agriculture (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 11 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,412 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 511 |
| HAY AC | 11 |
| HAY TONS | 26 |
| OAT BU | 300 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 39 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,412 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 26 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 12,251 |
| C UNMD M | 9,505 |
| C UNMD TOT | 21,756 |
| D OCC | 5,677 |
| FEMALE | 18,758 |
| H CON | 69 |
| H INHAB | 5,677 |
| H UNINH | 336 |
| MALE | 15,087 |
| MD F | 5,157 |
| MD M | 5,130 |
| MD TOT | 10,287 |
| NUMBER CD | 90 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 239 |
| TUR BU | 511 |
| WID F | 1,350 |
| WID M | 452 |
| WID TOT | 1,802 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC090008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175001— 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 1881 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, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-antoine-ward-quartier-qc090008-1881/.