Fredericton, King’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Fredericton, King’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,074. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.952°N, 66.635°W.
Population
In 1891, Fredericton, King’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,074: 522 male and 552 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,034 |
| 1891 | 1,074 |
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 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fredericton, King’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,074 total population, 552 females, 522 males, 321 married persons, 191 families, 162 married males, 159 married females, 44 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 709 single persons under 18, 358 single females under 18, 351 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,071 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 191 occupied houses, 190 houses, 187 houses built of wood, 132 houses of 1 story, 87 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 2 stories, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,165 pounds of homemade butter, 5,259 acres of land in farms, 4,854 bushels of potatoes, 3,543 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,251 bushels of turnips, 2,107 bushels of oats, 1,716 acres of improved land in farms, 1,080 chickens, 1,042 acres of farmland under crops, 863 tons of hay, 681 acres of hay crops, 660 acres of farmland in pasture, 490 bushels of buckwheat, 363 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 301 bushels of barley, 190 milk cows, 106 other cattle, 99 acres of oats, 96 sheep, 77 horses aged over 3 years, 76 occupants of farms, 74 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 67 farm occupants who own their land, 62 swine slaughtered or sold, 43 acres of potatoes, 43 bushels of beans, 37 swine, 35 turkeys, 31 cattle killed or sold, 28 sheep slaughtered or sold, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 geese, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 bushels of spring wheat, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 acres of turnips, 13 ducks, 10 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of peas, 3 employees on farms, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025006— 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, King’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-king-s-ward-quartier-nb025006-1891/.