Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.523°N, 73.579°W.
Population
In 1881, Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier had a population of 5,874: 2,808 male and 3,066 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,269 |
| 1871 | 4,408 |
| 1881 | 5,874 |
| 1891 | 15,423 |
| 1901 | 26,754 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Mile End, Village
- Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques
- Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent
- NO DATA
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,339 |
| Number of families | 1,339 |
| Number of females | 3,066 |
| Number of males | 2,808 |
| Number of married females | 1,118 |
| Number of married males | 1,119 |
| Number of married persons | 2,237 |
| Number of widowed females | 179 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 245 |
| POP TOT | 5,874 |
| Total population | 5,874 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,769 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,623 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,392 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,108 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 97 |
Agriculture (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 48 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,240 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 386 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,451 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 68 |
| CRN BU | 119 |
| HAY AC | 48 |
| HAY TONS | 45 |
| OAT BU | 1,240 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 3,451 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 45 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,769 |
| C UNMD M | 1,623 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,392 |
| D OCC | 1,108 |
| FEMALE | 3,066 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 1,108 |
| H UNINH | 97 |
| MALE | 2,808 |
| MD F | 1,118 |
| MD M | 1,119 |
| MD TOT | 2,237 |
| NUMBER CD | 91 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 386 |
| TUR BU | 68 |
| WID F | 179 |
| WID M | 66 |
| WID TOT | 245 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC167006— 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 1881 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. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montreal-st-jean-baptiste-ward-quartier-qc091001-1881/.