Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 13,106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 73.570°W.
Population
In 1871, Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier had a population of 13,106: 6,009 male and 7,097 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Lawrence Ward, 1861 (91.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Côteau St. Louis
- Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier
- St. Jean Baptiste, Village
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 2,443 |
| Number of females | 7,097 |
| Number of males | 6,009 |
| Number of married females | 1,875 |
| Number of married males | 1,850 |
| Number of married persons | 3,725 |
| Number of widowed females | 656 |
| Number of widowed males | 187 |
| Number of widowed persons | 843 |
| Total population | 13,106 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4,566 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,972 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 8,538 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 2,021 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,021 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 59 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 25 |
| HAY TONS | 19 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 650 |
| Total area (acres) | 280 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 280 |
| BEING BUILT | 18 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 106 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 2,443 |
| FEMALE | 7,097 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 2,021 |
| INHABITED | 2,021 |
| MALE | 6,009 |
| MARRIED F | 1,875 |
| MARRIED M | 1,850 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 3,725 |
| POPULATION | 13,106 |
| ROOT BU | 774 |
| SINGLE F | 4,566 |
| SINGLE M | 3,972 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 8,538 |
| TUR BU | 63 |
| UNINHABITED | 59 |
| WIDOWED F | 656 |
| WIDOWED M | 187 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 843 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC106003— 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 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. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-lawrence-ward-quartier-qc106003-1871/.