Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.962°N, 66.654°W.
Population
In 1891, Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier had a population of 832: 397 male and 435 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 641 |
| 1881 | 717 |
| 1891 | 832 |
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 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 832 total population, 435 females, 397 males, 288 married persons, 169 families, 144 married females, 144 married males, 42 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 502 single persons under 18, 262 single females under 18, 210 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 827 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 houses, 150 houses built of wood, 150 occupied houses, 80 houses of 1 story, 76 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 69 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,500 pounds of homemade butter, 1,214 acres of land in farms, 1,184 bushels of potatoes, 698 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 655 bushels of oats, 545 chickens, 516 acres of improved land in farms, 469 bushels of turnips, 360 bushels of buckwheat, 313 acres of farmland under crops, 200 acres of farmland in pasture, 142 bushels of barley, 135 tons of hay, 96 acres of hay crops, 70 milk cows, 47 horses aged over 3 years, 45 bushels of spring wheat, 20 acres of oats, 19 other cattle, 12 occupants of farms, 12 swine, 11 acres of potatoes, 10 cattle killed or sold, 9 farm occupants who own their land, 9 swine slaughtered or sold, 5 acres of barley, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 acres of wheat, 2 ducks, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of beans, 1 employees on farms, 1 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025009— 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, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-wellington-ward-quartier-nb025009-1891/.