Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), 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 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 5,010 |
| Number of families | 5,010 |
| Number of females | 11,852 |
| Number of males | 10,881 |
| Number of married females | 4,162 |
| Number of married males | 4,155 |
| Number of married persons | 8,317 |
| Number of widowed females | 769 |
| Number of widowed males | 219 |
| Number of widowed persons | 988 |
| POP TOT | 22,733 |
| Total population | 22,733 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 6,921 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 6,507 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 13,428 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 3,443 |
| Number of occupied houses | 3,443 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 231 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 989 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 123 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 989 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 6,921 |
| C UNMD M | 6,507 |
| C UNMD TOT | 13,428 |
| D OCC | 3,443 |
| FEMALE | 11,852 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 3,443 |
| H UNINH | 231 |
| MALE | 10,881 |
| MD F | 4,162 |
| MD M | 4,155 |
| MD TOT | 8,317 |
| NUMBER CD | 90 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 427 |
| TUR BU | 123 |
| WID F | 769 |
| WID M | 219 |
| WID TOT | 988 |
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/.