Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.523°N, 73.579°W.
Population
In 1871, Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,408: 2,172 male and 2,236 female residents. Population density was 7361.5 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Côteau St. Louis
- 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
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 914 |
| Number of females | 2,236 |
| Number of males | 2,172 |
| Number of married females | 793 |
| Number of married males | 794 |
| Number of married persons | 1,587 |
| Number of widowed females | 126 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 164 |
| Total population | 4,408 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,317 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,340 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,657 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 19 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 772 |
| Number of occupied houses | 772 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 182 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 233 |
| HAY AC | 59 |
| HAY TONS | 51 |
| OAT BU | 1,304 |
| PEA BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 6,696 |
| WHT SP BU | 652 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 19 |
| BEING BUILT | 19 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| CD | 107 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 914 |
| FEMALE | 2,236 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 772 |
| INHABITED | 772 |
| MALE | 2,172 |
| MARRIED F | 793 |
| MARRIED M | 794 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,587 |
| POPULATION | 4,408 |
| ROOT BU | 11,432 |
| SINGLE F | 1,317 |
| SINGLE M | 1,340 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,657 |
| TUR BU | 543 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 126 |
| WIDOWED M | 38 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 164 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC107003— 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 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. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montreal-st-jean-baptiste-ward-quartier-qc107003-1871/.