Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 17,680. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.518°N, 73.561°W.
Population
In 1871, Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier had a population of 17,680: 8,211 male and 9,469 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Marie Ward—Quartier
- St. Jean Baptiste, Village
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 17,680 total population, 9,469 females, 8,211 males, 6,072 married persons, 3,519 families, 3,042 married males, 3,030 married females, 742 widowed persons, 565 widowed females, 177 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 10,866 single persons under 18, 5,874 single females under 18, 4,992 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 2,604 inhabited houses, 2,604 occupied houses, 109 uninhabited houses, 71 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 363 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC105002— 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 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. James', Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-james-ward-quartier-qc105002-1871/.