Fredericton, St. Ann’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Fredericton, St. Ann’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.961°N, 66.648°W.
Population
In 1891, Fredericton, St. Ann’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,588: 717 male and 871 female residents. Population density was 7417.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,604 |
| 1881 | 1,641 |
| 1891 | 1,588 |
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 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fredericton, St. Ann’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 322 |
| Number of families | 322 |
| Number of females | 871 |
| Number of males | 717 |
| Number of married females | 255 |
| Number of married males | 255 |
| Number of married persons | 510 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP F | 871 |
| POP M | 717 |
| POP TOT | 1,588 |
| Total population | 1,588 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 967 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,582 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 276 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 269 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 151 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 114 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 152 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 142 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 998 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 382 |
| Acres of hay crops | 194 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 526 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,524 |
| Acres of oats | 33 |
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 160 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 840 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,501 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27 |
| BWT BU | 259 |
| CRN BU | 55 |
| HAY AC | 194 |
| HAY TONS | 267 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 3 |
| Number of chickens | 1,155 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 116 |
| Number of milk cows | 100 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 10 |
| Number of other cattle | 18 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 20 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 4 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| Number of turkeys | 35 |
| OAT AC | 33 |
| OAT BU | 840 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 1,501 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 450 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 267 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 450 |
| CATTLE KS | 3 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 537 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 430 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 967 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 322 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,155 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 116 |
| HOUSES | 276 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 151 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 152 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 114 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 269 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 255 |
| MD MALE | 255 |
| MD TOT | 510 |
| MILK COWS | 100 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 9 |
| OC TOT | 10 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 18 |
| OTHERS | 1,582 |
| SHEEP | 20 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 526 |
| SUP FOR | 998 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 142 |
| SUP SC | 382 |
| SUP TOT | 1,524 |
| SWINE | 4 |
| SWINE KS | 3 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 277 |
| TUR BU | 27 |
| TURKEY | 35 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 79 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025008— 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, St. Ann’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-st-ann-s-ward-quartier-nb025008-1891/.