Québec, Montcalm (W.—O.), Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Québec, Montcalm (W.—O.), Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,541. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.804°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1891, Québec, Montcalm (W.—O.), Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,541: 1,426 male and 2,115 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,592 |
| 1891 | 3,541 |
| 1901 | 3,875 |
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, Montcalm (W.—O.), Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Banlieu, South—Sud
- Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Montcalm (Centre), Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,541 total population, 2,115 females, 1,426 males, 946 married persons, 593 families, 474 married males, 472 married females, 206 widowed persons, 169 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,389 single persons under 18, 1,474 single females under 18, 915 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,999 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,542 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 523 houses, 523 occupied houses, 388 houses built of brick, 302 houses of 2 stories, 274 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 188 houses of 3 stories, 90 houses of 4 rooms, 84 houses built of stone, 72 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 51 houses built of wood, 42 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of more than 3 stories, 13 houses of 1 story, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 607 chickens, 134 horses aged over 3 years, 111 milk cows, 100 pounds of homemade butter, 84 acres of improved land in farms, 84 acres of land in farms, 69 acres of farmland in pasture, 28 other fowl, 25 other cattle, 21 ducks, 12 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9 occupants of farms, 8 acres of farmland under crops, 8 farm occupants who own their land, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 swine, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 oxen, 3 sheep, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC184003— 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, Montcalm (W.—O.), Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-montcalm-w-o-ward-quartier-qc179006-1891/.