Fredericton, C, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Fredericton, C was a city in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 7,117. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2138. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.921°N, 66.644°W.
Population
In 1901, Fredericton, C had a population of 7,117: 3,399 male and 3,718 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 7,117 |
| 1911 | 7,208 |
| 1921 | 8,114 |
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 Fredericton, King’s, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (1.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (0.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Fredericton, Carleton, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (1.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Fredericton, St. Ann’s, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (1.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Fredericton, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 7,117 total population, 3,718 females, 3,399 males, 2,202 single females, 2,092 single males, 1,429 families, 1,214 married females, 1,195 married males, 302 widowed females, 111 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,298 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 10,790 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 12 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Goodridge Roberts | 1832–1905 | died here |
| Archibald Drummond Fitz Randolph | 1833–1902 | died here |
| Jabez Bunting Snowball | 1837–1907 | died here |
| George Thomas Taylor | 1838–1913 | born and died here |
| L. W. (Loring Woart) Bailey | 1839–1925 | died here |
| Henry A. Braithwaite | 1840–1927 | died here |
| Edward Ludlow Wetmore | 1841–1922 | born here |
| Margaret Catharine Gill | 1843–1906 | died here |
| Andrew George Blair | 1844–1907 | born and died here |
| James Harvie Crocket | 1859–1930 | died here |
| William Bliss Carman | 1861–1929 | born here, buried here |
| John Richardson | 1868–1938 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2138
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericton
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Fredericton, C, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-c-nb025005-1901/.