Montréal, ward-quartier Ste. Cunégonde, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, ward-quartier Ste. Cunégonde was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,849. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.484°N, 73.575°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, ward-quartier Ste. Cunégonde had a population of 4,849: 2,423 male and 2,426 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,849 |
| 1891 | 9,291 |
| 1901 | 10,912 |
| 1911 | 11,174 |
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 Montréal, Paroisse, 1871 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Montréal, ward-quartier Ste. Cunégonde shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Gabriel
- St. Henri, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,053 |
| Number of families | 1,053 |
| Number of females | 2,426 |
| Number of males | 2,423 |
| Number of married females | 920 |
| Number of married males | 914 |
| Number of married persons | 1,834 |
| Number of widowed females | 139 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 185 |
| POP TOT | 4,849 |
| Total population | 4,849 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,367 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,463 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,830 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 842 |
| Number of occupied houses | 842 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,367 |
| C UNMD M | 1,463 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,830 |
| D OCC | 842 |
| FEMALE | 2,426 |
| H INHAB | 842 |
| H UNINH | 43 |
| MALE | 2,423 |
| MD F | 920 |
| MD M | 914 |
| MD TOT | 1,834 |
| NUMBER CD | 91 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 40 |
| WID F | 139 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 185 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC160001— 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 Ste. Cunégonde, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-ward-quartier-ste-cun-gonde-qc091007-1881/.