St. Henri, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Henri, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.475°N, 73.586°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Henri, Town—Ville had a population of 6,415: 3,140 male and 3,275 female residents. Population density was 8454.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 6,415 |
| 1891 | 13,413 |
| 1901 | 21,192 |
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 was contained in Montréal, Paroisse, 1871 (4.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Henri, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Côte St. Paul, Village
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Gabriel
- Montréal, ward-quartier Ste. Cunégonde
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Village
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,343 |
| Number of families | 1,343 |
| Number of females | 3,275 |
| Number of males | 3,140 |
| Number of married females | 1,222 |
| Number of married males | 1,217 |
| Number of married persons | 2,439 |
| Number of widowed females | 168 |
| Number of widowed males | 84 |
| Number of widowed persons | 252 |
| POP TOT | 6,415 |
| Total population | 6,415 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,885 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,839 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,724 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,267 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 126 |
Agriculture (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 30,934 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,433 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 275 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 7 |
| HAY TONS | 19 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 135 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 2,433 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 19 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,885 |
| C UNMD M | 1,839 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,724 |
| D OCC | 1,268 |
| FEMALE | 3,275 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 1,267 |
| H UNINH | 126 |
| MALE | 3,140 |
| MD F | 1,222 |
| MD M | 1,217 |
| MD TOT | 2,439 |
| NUMBER CD | 91 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 30,934 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 275 |
| WID F | 168 |
| WID M | 84 |
| WID TOT | 252 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155003— 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). "St. Henri, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-town-ville-qc091006-1881/.