Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 23,003. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.489°N, 73.556°W.
Population
In 1891, Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 23,003: 11,593 male and 11,410 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Montreal, St. Ann’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Anne, 1901 (81.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montreal, St. Gabriel, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier
- Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 23,003 total population, 11,593 males, 11,410 females, 8,179 married persons, 4,405 families, 4,095 married males, 4,084 married females, 1,034 widowed persons, 759 widowed females, 275 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 13,790 single persons under 18, 7,223 single males under 18, 6,567 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 17,075 persons who are not French Canadian, 5,928 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 4,051 houses, 4,051 occupied houses, 3,214 houses built of brick, 2,130 houses of 2 stories, 1,355 houses of 1 story, 1,352 houses of 4 rooms, 1,168 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 731 houses built of wood, 730 houses of 3 rooms, 551 houses of 3 stories, 471 houses of 5 rooms, 223 houses of 2 rooms, 106 houses built of stone, 105 uninhabited houses, 88 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of over 15 rooms, 15 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,285 chickens, 1,200 bushels of potatoes, 928 horses aged over 3 years, 759 acres of land in farms, 650 bushels of oats, 500 bushels of turnips, 500 pounds of homemade butter, 422 acres of improved land in farms, 337 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 330 bushels of spring wheat, 245 acres of farmland under crops, 200 bushels of barley, 170 acres of farmland in pasture, 161 other fowl, 127 tons of hay, 90 milk cows, 87 acres of hay crops, 76 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 40 bushels of corn, 30 acres of oats, 27 ducks, 24 acres of barley, 20 acres of potatoes, 18 acres of wheat, 18 oxen, 17 other cattle, 13 sheep, 12 turkeys, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 occupants of farms, 6 swine, 5 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who own their land, 5 geese, 4 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173003— 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 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, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-ste-anne-s-ward-quartier-qc173003-1891/.