Montreal, St. Gabriel, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Montreal, St. Gabriel, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 9,986. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.478°N, 73.562°W.
Population
In 1891, Montreal, St. Gabriel, Ward—Quartier had a population of 9,986: 5,039 male and 4,947 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 9,986 |
| 1901 | 15,959 |
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, Montreal, St. Gabriel, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Paul, Village
- Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier
- St. Henri, Town—Ville
- Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité
- Verdun, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 9,986 total population, 5,039 males, 4,947 females, 3,699 married persons, 1,957 families, 1,850 married females, 1,849 married males, 292 widowed persons, 204 widowed females, 88 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 5,995 single persons under 18, 3,102 single males under 18, 2,893 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,307 persons who are not French Canadian, 4,679 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,842 houses, 1,842 occupied houses, 1,592 houses built of brick, 901 houses of 1 story, 898 houses of 2 stories, 680 houses of 4 rooms, 464 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 397 houses of 5 rooms, 226 houses built of wood, 224 houses of 3 rooms, 81 houses under construction, 58 houses of 2 rooms, 46 uninhabited houses, 42 houses of 3 stories, 24 houses built of stone, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,350 bushels of oats, 4,600 pounds of homemade butter, 3,820 bushels of turnips, 3,348 acres of land in farms, 2,525 bushels of potatoes, 2,030 acres of improved land in farms, 1,810 chickens, 1,665 acres of farmland under crops, 1,318 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 847 acres of hay crops, 815 bushels of peas, 747 tons of hay, 394 bushels of buckwheat, 332 acres of farmland in pasture, 305 acres of oats, 292 milk cows, 232 bushels of beans, 231 horses aged over 3 years, 213 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 178 bushels of spring wheat, 177 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 160 bushels of barley, 120 bushels of corn, 118 sheep, 64 other fowl, 54 ducks, 50 bushels of rye, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 acres of turnips, 31 acres of potatoes, 30 occupants of farms, 28 swine, 28 turkeys, 25 farm occupants who own their land, 24 geese, 24 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 acres of barley, 15 acres of wheat, 13 sheep slaughtered or sold, 12 cattle killed or sold, 11 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 other cattle, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 oxen, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 swine slaughtered or sold. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155002_1891— 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). "Montreal, St. Gabriel, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montreal-st-gabriel-ward-quartier-qc155017-1891/.