Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,265. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 73.556°W.
Population
In 1871, Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,265: 508 male and 757 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 1871
In the 1871 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, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 757 |
| Number of males | 508 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 265 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 1,265 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 591 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 349 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 940 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 132 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 53 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 53 |
| CD | 104 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| FEMALE | 757 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 132 |
| INHABITED | 132 |
| MALE | 508 |
| MARRIED F | 128 |
| MARRIED M | 137 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 265 |
| POPULATION | 1,265 |
| SINGLE F | 591 |
| SINGLE M | 349 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 940 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC104001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-west-ward-quartier-qc104001-1871/.