Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 22,733. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.527°N, 73.555°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 22,733: 10,881 male and 11,852 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 22,733 |
| 1891 | 34,746 |
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. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Hochelaga, Village
- Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier
- St. Jean Baptiste, Village
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 22,733 total population, 11,852 females, 10,881 males, 8,317 married persons, 5,010 families, 4,162 married females, 4,155 married males, 988 widowed persons, 769 widowed females, 219 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 13,428 single persons under 18, 6,921 single females under 18, 6,507 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 3,443 inhabited houses, 3,443 occupied houses, 231 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 989 bushels of potatoes, 427 bushels of other root crops, 123 bushels of turnips, 22 bushels of corn, 20 acres of potatoes, 14 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 22,734 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:
QC090007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173008_1881— 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. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-mary-s-ward-quartier-qc090007-1881/.