Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1901 census)
Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 26,754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.523°N, 73.579°W.
Population
In 1901, Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier had a population of 26,754: 12,833 male and 13,921 female residents. Population density was 44680.3 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).
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 Duvernay, 1911 (41.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montréal, ward-quartier St. Jean Baptiste, 1911 (58.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- De Lorimier, Village
- Montreal, St. Denis, Ward—Quartier
- 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
- St. Louis, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 5,527 |
| Number of females | 13,921 |
| Number of males | 12,833 |
| Number of married females | 5,041 |
| Number of married males | 5,081 |
| Number of single females | 8,041 |
| Number of single males | 7,455 |
| Number of widowed females | 838 |
| Number of widowed males | 297 |
| POP F | 13,921 |
| POP M | 12,833 |
| POP TOT | 26,754 |
| Total population | 26,754 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 5,408 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 308 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 308 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 5,527 |
| HOUSES | 5,408 |
| MARRIED F | 5,041 |
| MARRIED M | 5,081 |
| SINGLE F | 8,041 |
| SINGLE M | 7,455 |
| WIDOWED F | 838 |
| WIDOWED M | 297 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167006— 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 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. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montreal-st-jean-baptiste-ward-quartier-qc167006-1901/.