St. John City, Lorne ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. John City, Lorne ward-quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,112. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.273°N, 66.085°W.
Population
In 1891, St. John City, Lorne ward-quartier had a population of 3,112: 1,510 male and 1,602 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,166 |
| 1891 | 3,112 |
| 1901 | 3,256 |
| 1911 | 4,229 |
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, Lorne ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,112 total population, 1,602 females, 1,510 males, 1,164 married persons, 665 families, 583 married females, 581 married males, 156 widowed persons, 105 widowed females, 51 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,792 single persons under 18, 914 single females under 18, 878 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,112 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 607 occupied houses, 603 houses, 598 houses built of wood, 421 houses of 2 stories, 226 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 122 houses of 5 rooms, 108 houses of 1 story, 103 houses of 4 rooms, 73 houses of 3 stories, 71 houses of 3 rooms, 54 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 809 chickens, 200 bushels of oats, 150 bushels of potatoes, 147 horses aged over 3 years, 80 bushels of turnips, 77 tons of hay, 75 acres of improved land in farms, 75 acres of land in farms, 66 milk cows, 51 acres of farmland in pasture, 51 acres of hay crops, 36 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 21 acres of farmland under crops, 13 ducks, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, Capacity of silos (tons): 10, 10 geese, 9 sheep, 6 other cattle, 4 acres of oats, 4 occupants of farms, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 farm occupants who own their land, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of potatoes, 1 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB021003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032012— 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, Lorne ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-lorne-ward-quartier-nb021003-1891/.