Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.810°N, 71.208°W.
Population
In 1871, Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,868: 1,134 male and 1,734 female residents. Population density was 15348.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,868 |
| 1881 | 3,015 |
| 1891 | 2,835 |
| 1901 | 3,107 |
| 1911 | 4,081 |
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, Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Montcalm (W.—O.), Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, ward-quartier Montcalm (Centre)
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 490 |
| Number of females | 1,734 |
| Number of males | 1,134 |
| Number of married females | 339 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of married persons | 674 |
| Number of widowed females | 135 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 165 |
| Total population | 2,868 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,260 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 769 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,029 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 399 |
| Number of occupied houses | 399 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 114 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 114 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 146 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 490 |
| FEMALE | 1,734 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 399 |
| INHABITED | 399 |
| MALE | 1,134 |
| MARRIED F | 339 |
| MARRIED M | 335 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 674 |
| POPULATION | 2,868 |
| SINGLE F | 1,260 |
| SINGLE M | 769 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,029 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 135 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 165 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC187005— 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). "Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-louis-ward-quartier-qc146003-1871/.