Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 32,393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.518°N, 73.561°W.
Population
In 1891, Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier had a population of 32,393: 15,041 male and 17,352 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 32,393 total population, 17,352 females, 15,041 males, 11,755 married persons, 6,781 families, 5,881 married males, 5,874 married females, 1,655 widowed persons, 1,262 widowed females, 393 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 18,983 single persons under 18, 10,216 single females under 18, 8,767 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 28,834 French Canadians, 3,559 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 5,860 houses, 5,860 occupied houses, 4,327 houses built of brick, 3,066 houses of 1 story, 2,132 houses of 2 stories, 1,884 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1,558 houses of 4 rooms, 945 houses of 3 rooms, 882 houses built of wood, 651 houses built of stone, 648 houses of 5 rooms, 482 houses of 3 stories, 379 houses of 2 rooms, 315 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 184 uninhabited houses, 180 houses of more than 3 stories, 83 houses of over 15 rooms, 48 houses of 1 room, 15 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,338 chickens, 1,326 horses aged over 3 years, 425 bushels of potatoes, 258 other fowl, 246 milk cows, 200 bushels of oats, 140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 132 acres of land in farms, 127 acres of improved land in farms, 119 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 92 acres of farmland under crops, 80 bushels of peas, 32 sheep, 30 ducks, 30 pounds of homemade butter, 26 other cattle, 25 acres of farmland in pasture, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 swine, 19 geese, 18 turkeys, 15 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 acres of oats, 10 occupants of farms, 8 bushels of spring wheat, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 farm occupants who own their land, 6 acres of potatoes, 6 bushels of beans, 5 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5 bushels of turnips, 4 cattle killed or sold, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 tons of hay, 2 acres of hay crops, 2 oxen, 2 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1 acres of turnips, 1 acres of wheat, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 swine slaughtered or sold. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173005— 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 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. James', Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-james-ward-quartier-qc173005-1891/.