Montréal, ward-quartier Centre, Quebec (1911 census)
Montréal, ward-quartier Centre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 458. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.505°N, 73.554°W.
Population
In 1911, Montréal, ward-quartier Centre had a population of 458: 180 male and 278 female residents. Population density was 6939.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,094 |
| 1911 | 458 |
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 Montréal, C, 1921 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Montréal, ward-quartier Centre shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, ward-quartier East
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Louis
- Montréal, ward-quartier West
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 6,939.39 population per square mile, 458 total population, 278 females in the population, 207 single (never-married) females, 180 males in the population, 125 single (never-married) males, 63 families, 53 married females, 53 married males, 42 area in acres, 18 widowed females, 2 widowed males, 0.07 area in square miles. 1,094 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 395 persons of French origin, 19 persons of British origin (Irish), 17 persons of British origin (English), 17 persons of Russian origin, 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 409 Roman Catholics, 22 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 17 Presbyterians, 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 63 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179001— 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 1911 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, ward-quartier Centre, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-ward-quartier-centre-qc179001-1911/.