Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 20,443. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.489°N, 73.556°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 20,443: 10,064 male and 10,379 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 18,639 |
| 1881 | 20,443 |
| 1891 | 23,003 |
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, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier
- St. Gabriel, Village
- Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 20,443 total population, 10,379 females, 10,064 males, 7,048 married persons, 4,368 families, 3,540 married males, 3,508 married females, 1,035 widowed persons, 791 widowed females, 244 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 12,360 single persons under 18, 6,280 single males under 18, 6,080 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 3,617 inhabited houses, 3,617 occupied houses, 264 uninhabited houses, 22 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,160 bushels of potatoes, 860 bushels of turnips, 740 bushels of oats, 415 bushels of spring wheat, 190 bushels of other root crops, 178 tons of hay, 168 bushels of peas and beans, 138 bushels of barley, 116 acres of hay crops, 65 bushels of corn, 29 acres of wheat, 23 acres of potatoes, 5 bushels of buckwheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 20,443 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:
QC090001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173003_1871— 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, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-ste-anne-s-ward-quartier-qc090001-1881/.