Fredericton, Carleton, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Fredericton, Carleton, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,621. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.959°N, 66.644°W.
Population
In 1891, Fredericton, Carleton, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,621: 785 male and 836 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,495 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,621 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Fredericton, C, 1901 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fredericton, Carleton, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,621 total population, 836 females, 785 males, 502 married persons, 299 families, 252 married females, 250 married males, 96 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,023 single persons under 18, 517 single females under 18, 506 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,613 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 259 houses, 259 occupied houses, 229 houses built of wood, 154 houses of 2 stories, 135 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 88 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 26 houses built of brick, 23 houses of over 15 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 3 stories, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses built of stone, 3 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,590 pounds of homemade butter, 1,956 bushels of potatoes, 927 chickens, 834 bushels of turnips, 637 bushels of oats, 634 acres of land in farms, 623 acres of improved land in farms, 387 acres of farmland under crops, 322 tons of hay, 235 acres of hay crops, 224 acres of farmland in pasture, 220 bushels of barley, 134 horses aged over 3 years, 103 milk cows, 99 bushels of buckwheat, 99 bushels of corn, 30 occupants of farms, 29 swine, 24 farm occupants who own their land, 23 acres of oats, 23 swine slaughtered or sold, 21 bushels of beans, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 17 acres of barley, 17 bushels of peas, 16 cattle killed or sold, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 acres of potatoes, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 ducks, 12 other cattle, 11 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7 bushels of spring wheat, 5 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2 acres of wheat, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025005— 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). "Fredericton, Carleton, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-carleton-ward-quartier-nb025005-1891/.