Year: 1891
| Province: Quebec
Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 34,746. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.527°N, 73.555°W.
Population
In 1891, Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 34,746: 16,954 male and 17,792 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 7,251 |
| Number of families | 7,251 |
| Number of females | 17,792 |
| Number of males | 16,954 |
| Number of married females | 6,477 |
| Number of married males | 6,535 |
| Number of married persons | 13,012 |
| Number of widowed females | 1,139 |
| Number of widowed males | 358 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1,497 |
| POP F | 17,792 |
| POP M | 16,954 |
| POP TOT | 34,746 |
| Total population | 34,746 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 10,176 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 10,061 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 20,237 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 28,662 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6,084 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 6,635 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5,783 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 111 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 741 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 5,160 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 634 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,307 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1,281 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 148 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 2,582 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 843 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,174 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses under construction | 27 |
| Number of occupied houses | 6,636 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 241 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 69 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16 |
| Acres of hay crops | 62 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 97 |
| Acres of land in farms | 166 |
| Acres of oats | 88 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 74 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,485 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 435 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| BWT BU | 333 |
| HAY AC | 62 |
| HAY TONS | 71 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,602 |
| Number of chickens | 2,746 |
| Number of ducks | 67 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,192 |
| Number of milk cows | 542 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 7 |
| Number of other cattle | 4 |
| Number of other fowl | 181 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 19 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 800 |
| Number of swine | 10 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 750 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 88 |
| OAT BU | 1,485 |
| PEA BU | 45 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 435 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 71 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 125 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,602 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 10,176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 10,061 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 20,237 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 76 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 7,251 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 28,662 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,746 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,192 |
| HOUSES | 6,635 |
| HOUSES B | 5,783 |
| HOUSES CON | 27 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 843 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 2,582 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 5,160 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES S | 111 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,174 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1,281 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 634 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,307 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 241 |
| HOUSES W | 741 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 6,477 |
| MD MALE | 6,535 |
| MD TOT | 13,012 |
| MILK COWS | 542 |
| NAME CD | Montreal |
| OC P | 7 |
| OC TOT | 7 |
| OTHER FOWL | 181 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4 |
| OTHERS | 6,084 |
| SHEEP | 19 |
| SHEEP KS | 800 |
| SUP AM | 97 |
| SUP FOR | 69 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 71 |
| SUP SC | 16 |
| SUP TOT | 166 |
| SWINE | 10 |
| SWINE KS | 750 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 6,636 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 1,139 |
| WID MALE | 358 |
| WID TOT | 1,497 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173008 — 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 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. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-st-mary-s-ward-quartier-qc173008-1891/.