Year: 1891
| Province: Quebec
Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques, Quebec (1891 census)
Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 32,393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.518°N, 73.561°W.
Population
In 1891, Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques had a population of 32,393: 15,041 male and 17,352 female residents. Population density was 51035.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 6,781 |
| Number of families | 6,781 |
| Number of females | 17,352 |
| Number of males | 15,041 |
| Number of married females | 5,874 |
| Number of married males | 5,881 |
| Number of married persons | 11,755 |
| Number of widowed females | 1,262 |
| Number of widowed males | 393 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1,655 |
| POP F | 17,352 |
| POP M | 15,041 |
| POP TOT | 32,393 |
| Total population | 32,393 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 10,216 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 8,767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 18,983 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 28,834 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,559 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 5,860 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4,327 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 651 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 882 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 48 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 3,066 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 315 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 379 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2,132 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 945 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 482 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 1,558 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 648 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,884 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 180 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 5,860 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 184 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 92 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 127 |
| Acres of land in farms | 132 |
| Acres of oats | 10 |
| Acres of potatoes | 6 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5 |
| HAY AC | 2 |
| HAY TONS | 3 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 4 |
| Number of chickens | 1,338 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,326 |
| Number of milk cows | 246 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 10 |
| Number of other cattle | 26 |
| Number of other fowl | 258 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 32 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of swine | 20 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 10 |
| OAT BU | 200 |
| PEA BU | 80 |
| POT AC | 6 |
| POT BU | 425 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 140 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 119 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 30 |
| CATTLE KS | 4 |
| CHEESE LB | 140 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 10,216 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 8,767 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 18,983 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 119 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 6,781 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 28,834 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,338 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,326 |
| HOUSES | 5,860 |
| HOUSES B | 4,327 |
| HOUSES CON | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 315 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 648 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 1,558 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 3,066 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 180 |
| HOUSES S | 651 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,884 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 945 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 482 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 379 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2,132 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 184 |
| HOUSES W | 882 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 5,874 |
| MD MALE | 5,881 |
| MD TOT | 11,755 |
| MILK COWS | 246 |
| NAME CD | Montreal |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 7 |
| OC TOT | 10 |
| OTHER FOWL | 258 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 26 |
| OTHERS | 3,559 |
| SHEEP | 32 |
| SHEEP KS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 127 |
| SUP FOR | 5 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 25 |
| SUP SC | 92 |
| SUP TOT | 132 |
| SWINE | 20 |
| SWINE KS | 1 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 5,860 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 5 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| WID FEM | 1,262 |
| WID MALE | 393 |
| WID TOT | 1,655 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173005 — 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 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. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montreal-st-james-ward-quartier-st-jacques-qc173005-1891/.