Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 44,626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.497°N, 73.577°W.
Population
In 1891, Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier had a population of 44,626: 20,413 male and 24,213 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 33,845 |
| 1891 | 44,626 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier
- N.-Dame des Neiges W-O
- NO DATA
- Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 44,626 total population, 24,213 females, 20,413 males, 13,647 married persons, 7,780 families, 6,835 married females, 6,812 married males, 2,406 widowed persons, 1,851 widowed females, 555 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 28,573 single persons under 18, 15,527 single females under 18, 13,046 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 33,359 persons who are not French Canadian, 11,267 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 7,143 houses, 7,143 occupied houses, 4,290 houses built of brick, 2,861 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2,470 houses of 2 stories, 2,295 houses built of stone, 2,273 houses of 1 story, 1,483 houses of 3 stories, 1,384 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 958 houses of 4 rooms, 917 houses of more than 3 stories, 788 houses of 3 rooms, 558 houses built of wood, 468 houses of 5 rooms, 329 houses of 2 rooms, 328 houses of over 15 rooms, 247 uninhabited houses, 51 houses under construction, 27 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,190 bushels of turnips, 1,789 horses aged over 3 years, 1,500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,493 acres of land in farms, 1,451 chickens, 1,280 bushels of oats, 939 acres of improved land in farms, 719 bushels of potatoes, 554 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 484 acres of farmland under crops, 375 pounds of homemade butter, 329 acres of farmland in pasture, 252 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 179 milk cows, 165 tons of hay, 126 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 120 acres of hay crops, 118 bushels of peas, 90 bushels of rye, 66 acres of oats, 60 occupants of farms, 58 other fowl, 57 bushels of barley, 56 farm occupants who own their land, 53 sheep, 52 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 bushels of beans, 48 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 swine, 25 turkeys, 15 bushels of spring wheat, 15 ducks, 14 geese, 13 bushels of buckwheat, 13 bushels of corn, 11 other cattle, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of potatoes, 5 swine slaughtered or sold, 4 acres of turnips, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 oxen, 2 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of wheat, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173004_1881— 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, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-antoine-ward-quartier-qc173004-1891/.