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 density was 3490.9 people per square mile.
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 144 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 | 169 |
| Number of families | 169 |
| Number of females | 435 |
| Number of males | 397 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 288 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 435 |
| POP M | 397 |
| POP TOT | 832 |
| Total population | 832 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 210 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 502 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 827 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 200 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 698 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 313 |
| Acres of hay crops | 96 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 516 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,214 |
| Acres of oats | 20 |
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 142 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,184 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 469 |
| BWT BU | 360 |
| HAY AC | 96 |
| HAY TONS | 135 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 10 |
| Number of chickens | 545 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 47 |
| Number of milk cows | 70 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 12 |
| Number of other cattle | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Number of swine | 12 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 9 |
| OAT AC | 20 |
| OAT BU | 655 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 1,184 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,500 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 135 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 45 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,500 |
| CATTLE KS | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 502 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 169 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 545 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 47 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 144 |
| MD MALE | 144 |
| MD TOT | 288 |
| MILK COWS | 70 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 9 |
| OC TOT | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 19 |
| OTHERS | 827 |
| SUP AM | 516 |
| SUP FOR | 698 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 200 |
| SUP SC | 313 |
| SUP TOT | 1,214 |
| SWINE | 12 |
| SWINE KS | 9 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 469 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
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/.