Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques, Quebec (1901 census)
Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 40,041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.518°N, 73.561°W.
Population
In 1901, Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques had a population of 40,041: 18,703 male and 21,338 female residents. Population density was 63084.7 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montréal, ward-quartier St. Jacques, 1911 (40.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montréal, ward-quartier Lafontaine, 1911 (59.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 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, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier East
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 7,745 |
| Number of females | 21,338 |
| Number of males | 18,703 |
| Number of married females | 6,819 |
| Number of married males | 6,854 |
| Number of single females | 12,960 |
| Number of single males | 11,212 |
| Number of widowed females | 1,559 |
| Number of widowed males | 637 |
| POP F | 21,338 |
| POP M | 18,703 |
| POP TOT | 40,041 |
| Total population | 40,041 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 7,530 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 381 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 381 |
| FAMILIES | 7,745 |
| HOUSES | 7,530 |
| MARRIED F | 6,819 |
| MARRIED M | 6,854 |
| SINGLE F | 12,960 |
| SINGLE M | 11,212 |
| WIDOWED F | 1,559 |
| WIDOWED M | 637 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176002— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montreal-st-james-ward-quartier-st-jacques-qc176002-1901/.