Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 14,916. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 73.567°W.
Population
In 1871, Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier had a population of 14,916: 6,763 male and 8,153 female residents. Population density was 37108.0 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 1871
In the 1871 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, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 3,068 |
| Number of females | 8,153 |
| Number of males | 6,763 |
| Number of married females | 2,464 |
| Number of married males | 2,449 |
| Number of married persons | 4,913 |
| Number of widowed females | 662 |
| Number of widowed males | 147 |
| Number of widowed persons | 809 |
| Total population | 14,916 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 5,027 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 4,167 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 9,194 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 37 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 2,323 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,323 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 97 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 10 |
| HAY TONS | 15 |
| OAT BU | 52 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 499 |
| Total area (acres) | 216 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 216 |
| BEING BUILT | 37 |
| CD | 105 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 3,068 |
| FEMALE | 8,153 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 2,323 |
| INHABITED | 2,323 |
| MALE | 6,763 |
| MARRIED F | 2,464 |
| MARRIED M | 2,449 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 4,913 |
| POPULATION | 14,916 |
| ROOT BU | 398 |
| SINGLE F | 5,027 |
| SINGLE M | 4,167 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 9,194 |
| TUR BU | 164 |
| UNINHABITED | 97 |
| WIDOWED F | 662 |
| WIDOWED M | 147 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 809 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC105001— 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 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. Louis Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-louis-ward-quartier-qc105001-1871/.