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 density was 7437.7 people per square mile.
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 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 264 |
| Number of families | 264 |
| Number of females | 733 |
| Number of males | 654 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 202 |
| Number of married persons | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP F | 733 |
| POP M | 654 |
| POP TOT | 1,387 |
| Total population | 1,387 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 432 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 897 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,374 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 247 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 30 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 216 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 76 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 150 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 133 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 247 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 281 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 870 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 916 |
| Acres of hay crops | 173 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,219 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,089 |
| Acres of oats | 47 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 350 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 173 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 965 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,129 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 473 |
| BWT BU | 173 |
| CRN BU | 59 |
| HAY AC | 173 |
| HAY TONS | 286 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 10 |
| Number of chickens | 517 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 96 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 26 |
| Number of other cattle | 41 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 39 |
| Number of swine | 38 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| OAT AC | 47 |
| OAT BU | 965 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 1,129 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 116 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,225 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 286 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 432 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 897 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 116 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 65 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 517 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 247 |
| HOUSES B | 30 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 76 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 133 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 150 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 216 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 203 |
| MD MALE | 202 |
| MD TOT | 405 |
| MILK COWS | 96 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 25 |
| OC TOT | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 41 |
| OTHERS | 1,374 |
| SHEEP | 39 |
| SUP AM | 1,219 |
| SUP FOR | 870 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 281 |
| SUP SC | 916 |
| SUP TOT | 2,089 |
| SWINE | 38 |
| SWINE KS | 25 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 247 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 473 |
| WID FEM | 65 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
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/.