Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 717. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.962°N, 66.654°W.
Population
In 1881, Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier had a population of 717: 348 male and 369 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 717 total population, 369 females, 348 males, 247 married persons, 141 families, 125 married females, 122 married males, 37 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 433 single persons under 18, 217 single females under 18, 216 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 123 inhabited houses, 123 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,376 bushels of other root crops, 3,045 bushels of potatoes, 1,150 bushels of oats, 452 bushels of corn, 415 bushels of peas and beans, 415 bushels of turnips, 167 bushels of buckwheat, 161 tons of hay, 150 acres of hay crops, 118 bushels of spring wheat, 38 acres of potatoes, 12 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 717 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030001— 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 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, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-wellington-ward-quartier-nb030001-1881/.