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 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,588 total population, 871 females, 717 males, 510 married persons, 322 families, 255 married females, 255 married males, 111 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 967 single persons under 18, 537 single females under 18, 430 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,582 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 277 occupied houses, 276 houses, 269 houses built of wood, 152 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 151 houses of 1 story, 114 houses of 2 stories, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,524 acres of land in farms, 1,501 bushels of potatoes, 1,155 chickens, 998 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 840 bushels of oats, 526 acres of improved land in farms, 450 pounds of homemade butter, 382 acres of farmland under crops, 267 tons of hay, 259 bushels of buckwheat, 194 acres of hay crops, 160 bushels of barley, 142 acres of farmland in pasture, 116 horses aged over 3 years, 100 milk cows, 80 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 55 bushels of corn, 35 turkeys, 33 acres of oats, 27 bushels of turnips, 21 other fowl, 20 sheep, 18 other cattle, 16 bushels of beans, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 acres of potatoes, 10 occupants of farms, 10 sheep slaughtered or sold, 9 farm occupants who own their land, 8 ducks, 6 bushels of peas, 4 acres of barley, 4 swine, 3 cattle killed or sold, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 swine slaughtered or sold, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.