Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques, Quebec (1871 census)
Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 17,680. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.518°N, 73.561°W.
Population
In 1871, Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques had a population of 17,680: 8,211 male and 9,469 female residents. Population density was 27854.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 17,680 |
| 1881 | 25,398 |
| 1891 | 32,393 |
| 1901 | 40,041 |
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, Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques shared boundaries with:
- Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier
- Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie
- Montréal, East, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 3,519 |
| Number of females | 9,469 |
| Number of males | 8,211 |
| Number of married females | 3,030 |
| Number of married males | 3,042 |
| Number of married persons | 6,072 |
| Number of widowed females | 565 |
| Number of widowed males | 177 |
| Number of widowed persons | 742 |
| Total population | 17,680 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 5,874 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 4,992 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 10,866 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 71 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 2,604 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,604 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 109 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 272 |
| BWT BU | 131 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 90 |
| HAY TONS | 93 |
| OAT BU | 1,946 |
| PEA BU | 24 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 2,947 |
| Total area (acres) | 363 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 363 |
| BEING BUILT | 71 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| CD | 105 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 3,519 |
| FEMALE | 9,469 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 2,604 |
| INHABITED | 2,604 |
| MALE | 8,211 |
| MARRIED F | 3,030 |
| MARRIED M | 3,042 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 6,072 |
| POPULATION | 17,680 |
| ROOT BU | 2,536 |
| SINGLE F | 5,874 |
| SINGLE M | 4,992 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 10,866 |
| TUR BU | 28 |
| UNINHABITED | 109 |
| WIDOWED F | 565 |
| WIDOWED M | 177 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 742 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC105002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176002— 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). "Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montreal-st-james-ward-quartier-st-jacques-qc105002-1871/.