Montréal, ward-quartier Lafontaine, Quebec (1911 census)
Montréal, ward-quartier Lafontaine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 25,026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.520°N, 73.566°W.
Population
In 1911, Montréal, ward-quartier Lafontaine had a population of 25,026: 12,021 male and 13,005 female residents. Population density was 65850.8 people per square mile.
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 Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques, 1901 (59.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Montréal, C, 1921 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Montréal, ward-quartier Lafontaine shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier Duvernay
- Montréal, ward-quartier Papineau
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Jacques
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Jean Baptiste
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 13,005 |
| POP M | 12,021 |
| POP TOT | 25,026 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 348 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 37 |
| BELGIAN | 84 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 802 |
| BRIT IRISH | 565 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 306 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 11 |
| CHINESE | 40 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| CSD TYPE | W |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 4,538 |
| F DIVORCED | 4 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 19 |
| F MARRIED | 4,286 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 7,682 |
| F WIDOWED | 1,012 |
| FAMILIES | 5,082 |
| FRENCH | 21,620 |
| GERMAN | 76 |
| GREEK | 8 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 13 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| ITALIAN | 857 |
| JEWISH | 408 |
| JEWS | 409 |
| LUTHERANS | 26 |
| M DIVORCED | 3 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 8 |
| M MARRIED | 4,450 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 9 |
| M SINGLE | 7,251 |
| M WIDOWED | 300 |
| METHODISTS | 84 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| POLISH | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 252 |
| PROTESTANTS | 165 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 23,601 |
| RUSSIAN | 40 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| SWISS | 13 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 170 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC181002— 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 Lafontaine, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-ward-quartier-lafontaine-qc181002-1911/.