Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 19,375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 73.567°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier had a population of 19,375: 8,927 male and 10,448 female residents. Population density was 48201.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 14,916 |
| 1881 | 19,375 |
| 1891 | 24,924 |
| 1901 | 26,919 |
| 1911 | 30,821 |
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. Louis Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques
- Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 3,836 |
| Number of families | 3,836 |
| Number of females | 10,448 |
| Number of males | 8,927 |
| Number of married females | 3,151 |
| Number of married males | 3,147 |
| Number of married persons | 6,298 |
| Number of widowed females | 895 |
| Number of widowed males | 238 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1,133 |
| POP TOT | 19,375 |
| Total population | 19,375 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 6,402 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 5,542 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 11,944 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 21 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 3,151 |
| Number of occupied houses | 3,152 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 181 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 10 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 505 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 65 |
| HAY AC | 10 |
| HAY TONS | 18 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 65 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 18 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 6,402 |
| C UNMD M | 5,542 |
| C UNMD TOT | 11,944 |
| D OCC | 3,152 |
| FEMALE | 10,448 |
| H CON | 21 |
| H INHAB | 3,151 |
| H UNINH | 181 |
| MALE | 8,927 |
| MD F | 3,151 |
| MD M | 3,147 |
| MD TOT | 6,298 |
| NUMBER CD | 90 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 505 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| WID F | 895 |
| WID M | 238 |
| WID TOT | 1,133 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC090005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182002— 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. Louis Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-louis-ward-quartier-qc090005-1881/.