St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,964. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.282°N, 66.070°W.
Population
In 1891, St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier had a population of 3,964: 1,922 male and 2,041 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,048 |
| 1891 | 3,964 |
| 1901 | 4,100 |
| 1911 | 4,022 |
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, St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- St. John City, Kings ward-quartier
- St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier
- St. John City, Stanley ward-quartier
- St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,964 total population, 2,041 females, 1,922 males, 1,312 married persons, 797 families, 659 married females, 653 married males, 228 widowed persons, 173 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,424 single persons under 18, 1,214 single males under 18, 1,210 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,952 persons who are not French Canadian, 12 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 583 houses, 583 occupied houses, 552 houses built of wood, 342 houses of 2 stories, 207 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 203 houses of 3 stories, 90 houses of 5 rooms, 82 houses of 4 rooms, 73 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 66 houses of 3 rooms, 42 houses of over 15 rooms, 30 houses built of brick, 28 houses of 1 story, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of more than 3 stories, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 898 acres of land in farms, 736 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 694 chickens, 240 tons of hay, 230 bushels of potatoes, 188 bushels of oats, 162 acres of improved land in farms, 150 acres of hay crops, 103 acres of farmland under crops, 90 bushels of buckwheat, 78 horses aged over 3 years, 59 acres of farmland in pasture, 39 milk cows, 24 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15 acres of oats, 14 sheep, 8 geese, 7 other cattle, 5 acres of potatoes, 5 bushels of turnips, 4 ducks, 4 farm occupants who own their land, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 occupants of farms, 3 turkeys, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of turnips, 1 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB021001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032008— 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). "St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-dufferin-ward-quartier-nb021001-1891/.