Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 14,318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 73.570°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier had a population of 14,318: 6,489 male and 7,829 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 13,106 |
| 1881 | 14,318 |
| 1891 | 17,884 |
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. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier
- NO DATA
- St. Jean Baptiste, Village
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 14,318 total population, 7,829 females, 6,489 males, 4,259 married persons, 2,919 families, 2,134 married females, 2,125 married males, 983 widowed persons, 770 widowed females, 213 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 9,076 single persons under 18, 4,925 single females under 18, 4,151 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 2,474 inhabited houses, 2,474 occupied houses, 211 uninhabited houses, 29 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 61 bushels of other root crops, 60 bushels of potatoes, 24 bushels of peas and beans, 3 acres of hay crops, 3 bushels of corn, 2 tons of hay, 1 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 14,319 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:
QC090009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173006— 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. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-lawrence-ward-quartier-qc090009-1881/.