Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 14,318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 73.570°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent had a population of 14,318: 6,489 male and 7,829 female residents. Population density was 28691.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 13,106 |
| 1881 | 14,318 |
| 1891 | 17,884 |
| 1901 | 21,889 |
| 1911 | 25,039 |
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, ward-quartier St. Laurent shared boundaries with:
- Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier West
- NO DATA
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 2,919 |
| Number of families | 2,919 |
| Number of females | 7,829 |
| Number of males | 6,489 |
| Number of married females | 2,134 |
| Number of married males | 2,125 |
| Number of married persons | 4,259 |
| Number of widowed females | 770 |
| Number of widowed males | 213 |
| Number of widowed persons | 983 |
| POP TOT | 14,318 |
| Total population | 14,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4,925 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 4,151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 9,076 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 29 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 2,474 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,474 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 211 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 3 |
| HAY TONS | 2 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 24 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 4,925 |
| C UNMD M | 4,151 |
| C UNMD TOT | 9,076 |
| D OCC | 2,474 |
| FEMALE | 7,829 |
| H CON | 29 |
| H INHAB | 2,474 |
| H UNINH | 211 |
| MALE | 6,489 |
| MD F | 2,134 |
| MD M | 2,125 |
| MD TOT | 4,259 |
| NUMBER CD | 90 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 61 |
| WID F | 770 |
| WID M | 213 |
| WID TOT | 983 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC090009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182001— 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, ward-quartier St. Laurent, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-ward-quartier-st-laurent-qc090009-1881/.