Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,634. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.805°N, 71.209°W.
Population
In 1891, Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,634: 1,314 male and 1,320 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,062 |
| 1881 | 5,169 |
| 1891 | 2,634 |
| 1901 | 2,225 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Banlieu, South—Sud
- Québec, Montcalm (W.—O.), Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,634 total population, 1,320 females, 1,314 males, 817 married persons, 536 families, 410 married females, 407 married males, 175 widowed persons, 127 widowed females, 48 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,642 single persons under 18, 859 single males under 18, 783 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,732 persons who are not French Canadian, 902 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 447 houses, 447 occupied houses, 195 houses of 2 stories, 179 houses built of wood, 171 houses built of brick, 143 houses of 1 story, 140 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 116 houses of 4 rooms, 100 houses of 3 stories, 97 houses built of stone, 78 houses of 3 rooms, 64 uninhabited houses, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of more than 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 86 other fowl, 23 horses aged over 3 years, 4 ducks, 3 other cattle, 1 chickens, 1 swine. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC184002— 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 1891 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). "Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-champlain-ward-quartier-qc179003-1891/.