Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 23,925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.498°N, 73.578°W.
Population
In 1871, Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier had a population of 23,925: 11,167 male and 12,758 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier, 1881 (90.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Côte des Neiges
- Côteau St. Louis
- Montréal, Paroisse
- Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent
- Montréal, ward-quartier West
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 4,215 |
| Number of females | 12,758 |
| Number of males | 11,167 |
| Number of married females | 3,659 |
| Number of married males | 3,673 |
| Number of married persons | 7,332 |
| Number of widowed females | 907 |
| Number of widowed males | 245 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1,152 |
| Total population | 23,925 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 8,192 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 7,249 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 15,441 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 132 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 3,415 |
| Number of occupied houses | 3,415 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 99 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 153 |
| CRN BU | 240 |
| HAY AC | 42 |
| HAY TONS | 56 |
| OAT BU | 798 |
| PEA BU | 150 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 4,057 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,117 |
| WHT SP BU | 71 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2 |
| AREA | 1,117 |
| BEING BUILT | 132 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| CD | 106 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 4,215 |
| FEMALE | 12,758 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 3,415 |
| INHABITED | 3,415 |
| MALE | 11,167 |
| MARRIED F | 3,659 |
| MARRIED M | 3,673 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 7,332 |
| POPULATION | 23,925 |
| ROOT BU | 1,177 |
| SINGLE F | 8,192 |
| SINGLE M | 7,249 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 15,441 |
| TUR BU | 320 |
| UNINHABITED | 99 |
| WIDOWED F | 907 |
| WIDOWED M | 245 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 1,152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC106002— 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 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, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-antoine-ward-quartier-qc106002-1871/.