Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 73.556°W.
Population
In 1891, Montréal, West, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,007: 515 male and 492 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 1891
In the 1891 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,007 total population, 515 males, 492 females, 291 married persons, 150 families, 147 married males, 144 married females, 49 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 667 single persons under 18, 354 single males under 18, 313 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 629 persons who are not French Canadian, 378 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 132 houses, 132 occupied houses, 76 houses built of stone, 56 houses built of brick, 53 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 2 stories, 40 houses of 3 stories, 40 houses of more than 3 stories, 35 houses of over 15 rooms, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,056 acres of land in farms, 1,776 acres of improved land in farms, 1,552 acres of farmland under crops, 280 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 220 acres of farmland in pasture, 200 bushels of buckwheat, 155 horses aged over 3 years, 35 chickens, 30 bushels of corn, 30 tons of hay, 20 acres of hay crops, 18 ducks, 13 milk cows, 5 farm occupants who own their land, 5 occupants of farms, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173009— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montr-al-west-ward-quartier-qc173009-1891/.