Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,480. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.818°N, 71.207°W.
Population
In 1881, Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,480: 1,155 male and 1,325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,480 |
| 1891 | 2,699 |
| 1901 | 2,712 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Québec, St. Pierre Ward—Quartier, 1871 (67.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,480 total population, 1,325 females, 1,155 males, 785 married persons, 622 families, 395 married males, 390 married females, 173 widowed persons, 120 widowed females, 53 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,522 single persons under 18, 815 single females under 18, 707 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 375 inhabited houses, 375 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5 tons of hay, 3 acres of hay crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,480 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC184004— 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 1881 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. Pierre, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-pierre-ward-quartier-qc079010-1881/.