Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.957°N, 66.640°W.
Population
In 1891, Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,387: 654 male and 733 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,275 |
| 1881 | 1,221 |
| 1891 | 1,387 |
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 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,387 total population, 733 females, 654 males, 405 married persons, 264 families, 203 married females, 202 married males, 85 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 897 single persons under 18, 465 single females under 18, 432 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,374 persons who are not French Canadian, 13 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 247 houses, 247 occupied houses, 216 houses built of wood, 150 houses of 2 stories, 133 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 76 houses of 1 story, 45 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 30 houses built of brick, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 3 stories, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,225 pounds of homemade butter, 2,089 acres of land in farms, 1,219 acres of improved land in farms, 1,129 bushels of potatoes, 965 bushels of oats, 916 acres of farmland under crops, 870 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 517 chickens, 473 bushels of turnips, 350 bushels of barley, 286 tons of hay, 281 acres of farmland in pasture, 173 acres of hay crops, 173 bushels of buckwheat, 116 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 96 milk cows, 65 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 59 bushels of corn, 47 acres of oats, 41 other cattle, 39 sheep, 38 swine, 26 occupants of farms, 25 farm occupants who own their land, 25 swine slaughtered or sold, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 acres of potatoes, 16 acres of barley, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 cattle killed or sold, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 oxen, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025007— 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, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-queen-s-ward-quartier-nb025007-1891/.