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 density was 10545.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,727 |
| 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. Louis, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, ward-quartier St. Jean
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 622 |
| Number of families | 622 |
| Number of females | 1,325 |
| Number of males | 1,155 |
| Number of married females | 390 |
| Number of married males | 395 |
| Number of married persons | 785 |
| Number of widowed females | 120 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 173 |
| POP TOT | 2,480 |
| Total population | 2,480 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 815 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 707 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,522 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 375 |
| Number of occupied houses | 375 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3 |
| HAY AC | 3 |
| HAY TONS | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 815 |
| C UNMD M | 707 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,522 |
| D OCC | 375 |
| FEMALE | 1,325 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 375 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 1,155 |
| MD F | 390 |
| MD M | 395 |
| MD TOT | 785 |
| NUMBER CD | 79 |
| WID F | 120 |
| WID M | 53 |
| WID TOT | 173 |
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/.