Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 25,398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.518°N, 73.561°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier had a population of 25,398: 11,608 male and 13,790 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 17,680 |
| 1881 | 25,398 |
| 1891 | 32,393 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier
- St. Jean Baptiste, Village
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 25,398 total population, 13,790 females, 11,608 males, 8,838 married persons, 5,207 families, 4,423 married males, 4,415 married females, 1,318 widowed persons, 1,026 widowed females, 292 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 15,242 single persons under 18, 8,349 single females under 18, 6,893 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 3,791 inhabited houses, 3,791 occupied houses, 183 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,580 bushels of potatoes, 300 bushels of oats, 200 bushels of turnips, 40 tons of hay, 29 acres of hay crops, 17 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 25,401 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC090006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173005— 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. James', Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-james-ward-quartier-qc090006-1881/.