Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 73.556°W.
Population
In 1881, Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier had a population of 842: 425 male and 417 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,265 |
| 1881 | 842 |
| 1891 | 1,007 |
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, West, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montréal, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 165 |
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 417 |
| Number of males | 425 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 270 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP TOT | 842 |
| Total population | 842 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 529 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 143 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 34 |
| Acres of potatoes | 5 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 600 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 35 |
| CRN BU | 172 |
| HAY AC | 34 |
| HAY TONS | 45 |
| OAT BU | 500 |
| POT AC | 5 |
| POT BU | 600 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 45 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 255 |
| C UNMD M | 274 |
| C UNMD TOT | 529 |
| D OCC | 143 |
| FEMALE | 417 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 143 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 425 |
| MD F | 136 |
| MD M | 134 |
| MD TOT | 270 |
| NUMBER CD | 90 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC090002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173009— 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, West, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-west-ward-quartier-qc090002-1881/.