Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,354. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.815°N, 71.209°W.
Population
In 1891, Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,354: 1,009 male and 1,345 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,451 |
| 1881 | 2,409 |
| 1891 | 2,354 |
| 1901 | 2,587 |
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, Palais, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Montcalm (Centre), Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,354 total population, 1,345 females, 1,009 males, 547 married persons, 358 families, 276 married females, 271 married males, 158 widowed persons, 116 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,649 single persons under 18, 953 single females under 18, 696 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,509 French Canadians, 845 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 337 houses, 337 occupied houses, 272 houses built of stone, 173 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 134 houses of 3 stories, 101 houses of 2 stories, 90 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 69 houses of 1 story, 57 houses built of brick, 33 houses of more than 3 stories, 33 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of over 15 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses built of wood, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,600 bushels of oats, 1,600 pounds of homemade butter, 550 bushels of potatoes, 387 acres of improved land in farms, 387 acres of land in farms, 381 tons of hay, 317 acres of farmland under crops, 245 chickens, 236 acres of hay crops, 164 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 110 bushels of turnips, 86 horses aged over 3 years, 75 milk cows, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 acres of oats, 45 sheep, 23 acres of farmland in pasture, 18 geese, 16 acres of potatoes, 15 other cattle, 10 farm occupants who own their land, 10 occupants of farms, 10 swine, 6 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of corn, 4 cattle killed or sold, 3 bushels of beans, 3 other fowl, 3 oxen, 3 turkeys, 2 ducks, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 swine slaughtered or sold, 1 bushels of peas, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182003— 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, Palais, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-palais-ward-quartier-qc179007-1891/.