Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 24,924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 73.567°W.
Population
In 1891, Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier had a population of 24,924: 11,404 male and 13,520 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 14,916 |
| 1881 | 19,375 |
| 1891 | 24,924 |
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. Louis Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 24,924 total population, 13,520 females, 11,404 males, 8,313 married persons, 5,062 families, 4,164 married males, 4,149 married females, 1,418 widowed persons, 1,088 widowed females, 330 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 15,193 single persons under 18, 8,283 single females under 18, 6,910 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 17,084 French Canadians, 7,840 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 4,446 houses, 4,446 occupied houses, 3,545 houses built of brick, 2,039 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1,963 houses of 2 stories, 1,714 houses of 1 story, 818 houses of 4 rooms, 635 houses built of stone, 613 houses of 3 stories, 546 houses of 3 rooms, 450 houses of 5 rooms, 266 houses built of wood, 251 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 249 houses of 2 rooms, 197 uninhabited houses, 156 houses of more than 3 stories, 61 houses of over 15 rooms, 32 houses of 1 room, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,083 chickens, 1,006 acres of land in farms, 1,000 pounds of homemade butter, 930 bushels of oats, 672 horses aged over 3 years, 545 acres of improved land in farms, 480 acres of farmland in pasture, 461 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 267 other fowl, 235 bushels of potatoes, 195 tons of hay, 166 bushels of barley, 164 bushels of buckwheat, 154 bushels of peas, 152 acres of hay crops, 151 milk cows, 120 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 102 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 75 bushels of winter wheat, 62 acres of oats, 49 acres of farmland under crops, 45 sheep, 17 ducks, 17 swine, 16 acres of barley, 16 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 occupants of farms, 11 farm occupants who own their land, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 geese, 10 swine slaughtered or sold, 10 turkeys, 8 acres of wheat, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of potatoes, 6 cattle killed or sold, 4 bushels of spring wheat, 4 other cattle, 4 oxen, 3 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2 bushels of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173007— 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. Louis Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-louis-ward-quartier-qc173007-1891/.