Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie, Quebec (1871 census)
Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 13,695. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.527°N, 73.555°W.
Population
In 1871, Montreal, St. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie had a population of 13,695: 6,547 male and 7,148 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 13,695 |
| 1881 | 22,733 |
| 1891 | 34,746 |
| 1901 | 40,631 |
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. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie shared boundaries with:
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Hochelaga, Village
- Montreal, St. James Ward—Quartier St. Jacques
- Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 2,909 |
| Number of females | 7,148 |
| Number of males | 6,547 |
| Number of married females | 2,492 |
| Number of married males | 2,487 |
| Number of married persons | 4,979 |
| Number of widowed females | 468 |
| Number of widowed males | 114 |
| Number of widowed persons | 582 |
| Total population | 13,695 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4,188 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,946 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 8,134 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 136 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 2,064 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,064 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 117 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 573 |
| BWT BU | 220 |
| CRN BU | 43 |
| HAY AC | 26 |
| HAY TONS | 64 |
| OAT BU | 1,250 |
| PEA BU | 104 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 6,288 |
| Total area (acres) | 574 |
| WHT SP BU | 60 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6 |
| AREA | 574 |
| BEING BUILT | 136 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| CD | 105 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 2,909 |
| FEMALE | 7,148 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 2,064 |
| INHABITED | 2,064 |
| MALE | 6,547 |
| MARRIED F | 2,492 |
| MARRIED M | 2,487 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 4,979 |
| POPULATION | 13,695 |
| ROOT BU | 685 |
| SINGLE F | 4,188 |
| SINGLE M | 3,946 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 8,134 |
| TUR BU | 36 |
| UNINHABITED | 117 |
| WIDOWED F | 468 |
| WIDOWED M | 114 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 582 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC105003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178001_1871— 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. Mary’s Ward—Quartier Ste. Marie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/montreal-st-mary-s-ward-quartier-ste-marie-qc105003-1871/.