Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,221. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.957°N, 66.640°W.
Population
In 1881, Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,221: 559 male and 662 female residents. Population density was 6547.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 239 |
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 662 |
| Number of males | 559 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 352 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP TOT | 1,221 |
| Total population | 1,221 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 416 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 779 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 214 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 62 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 545 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,002 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,320 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 97 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 62 |
| HAY TONS | 84 |
| OAT BU | 545 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 2,002 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 84 |
| WHT AC | 28 |
| WHT SP BU | 36 |
| WHT WTR BU | 97 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 416 |
| C UNMD M | 363 |
| C UNMD TOT | 779 |
| D OCC | 214 |
| FEMALE | 662 |
| H INHAB | 214 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 559 |
| MD F | 178 |
| MD M | 174 |
| MD TOT | 352 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,320 |
| WID F | 68 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-queen-s-ward-quartier-nb030004-1881/.