Montréal, ward-quartier Hochelaga, Quebec (1891 census)
Montréal, ward-quartier Hochelaga was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 8,540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.543°N, 73.555°W.
Population
In 1891, Montréal, ward-quartier Hochelaga had a population of 8,540: 4,157 male and 4,383 female residents. Population density was 4320.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 8,540 |
| 1901 | 12,914 |
| 1911 | 20,986 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hochelaga, Village, 1881 (52.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Montréal, ward-quartier Hochelaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 1,589 |
| Number of families | 1,589 |
| Number of females | 4,383 |
| Number of males | 4,157 |
| Number of married females | 1,466 |
| Number of married males | 1,464 |
| Number of married persons | 2,930 |
| Number of widowed females | 184 |
| Number of widowed males | 91 |
| Number of widowed persons | 275 |
| POP F | 4,383 |
| POP M | 4,157 |
| POP TOT | 8,540 |
| Total population | 8,540 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,733 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,602 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,335 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7,544 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 996 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 970 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 917 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 44 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 163 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 795 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 319 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 192 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of occupied houses | 970 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 121 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 904 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,109 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,607 |
| Acres of hay crops | 256 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,632 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,741 |
| Acres of oats | 126 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 70 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,271 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,418 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 377 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 185 |
| CRN BU | 168 |
| HAY AC | 256 |
| HAY TONS | 323 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 40 |
| Number of chickens | 1,173 |
| Number of ducks | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 232 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 196 |
| Number of milk cows | 214 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 232 |
| Number of other cattle | 2 |
| Number of other fowl | 47 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 158 |
| Number of sheep | 73 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 26 |
| Number of swine | 11 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 24 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 126 |
| OAT BU | 1,271 |
| PEA BU | 218 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 3,418 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 287 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 57 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,854 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 323 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 201 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,854 |
| CATTLE KS | 40 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,733 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,602 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 5,335 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 287 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,589 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 57 |
| FRN CA | 7,544 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,173 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 196 |
| HOUSES | 970 |
| HOUSES B | 917 |
| HOUSES CON | 26 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 128 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 108 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 319 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 163 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 192 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 88 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 97 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 795 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 57 |
| HOUSES W | 44 |
| INF 11 A | 158 |
| MD FEM | 1,466 |
| MD MALE | 1,464 |
| MD TOT | 2,930 |
| MILK COWS | 214 |
| NAME CD | Hochelaga |
| OC P | 232 |
| OC TOT | 232 |
| OTHER FOWL | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2 |
| OTHERS | 996 |
| SHEEP | 73 |
| SHEEP KS | 26 |
| SILOS | 185 |
| SUP AM | 3,632 |
| SUP FOR | 3,109 |
| SUP JV | 121 |
| SUP PAT | 904 |
| SUP SC | 2,607 |
| SUP TOT | 6,741 |
| SWINE | 11 |
| SWINE KS | 24 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 970 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 184 |
| WID MALE | 91 |
| WID TOT | 275 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC172003— 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, ward-quartier Hochelaga, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-ward-quartier-hochelaga-qc155007-1891/.