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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 299 |
| Number of families | 299 |
| Number of females | 836 |
| Number of males | 785 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 502 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP F | 836 |
| POP M | 785 |
| POP TOT | 1,621 |
| Total population | 1,621 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 517 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 506 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,023 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,613 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 259 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 26 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 229 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 88 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 154 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 135 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of occupied houses | 259 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 224 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 387 |
| Acres of hay crops | 235 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 623 |
| Acres of land in farms | 634 |
| Acres of oats | 23 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 220 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 637 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,956 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 834 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 99 |
| CRN BU | 99 |
| HAY AC | 235 |
| HAY TONS | 322 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 16 |
| Number of chickens | 927 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 134 |
| Number of milk cows | 103 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 30 |
| Number of other cattle | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| Number of swine | 29 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 23 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 23 |
| OAT BU | 637 |
| PEA BU | 17 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 1,956 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,590 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 322 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,590 |
| CATTLE KS | 16 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 517 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 506 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,023 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 299 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 927 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 134 |
| HOUSES | 259 |
| HOUSES B | 26 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 88 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 135 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 229 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 252 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 502 |
| MILK COWS | 103 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 24 |
| OC TOT | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 12 |
| OTHERS | 1,613 |
| SHEEP KS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 623 |
| SUP FOR | 11 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 224 |
| SUP SC | 387 |
| SUP TOT | 634 |
| SWINE | 29 |
| SWINE KS | 23 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 259 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 834 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
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/.