St. John, Brook’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. John, Brook’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.257°N, 66.066°W.
Population
In 1891, St. John, Brook’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,168: 574 male and 594 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,332 |
| 1881 | 1,292 |
| 1891 | 1,168 |
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 St. John City, Brooks ward-quartier, 1901 (61.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. John, Brook’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,168 total population, 594 females, 574 males, 377 married persons, 237 families, 189 married males, 188 married females, 45 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 746 single persons under 18, 373 single females under 18, 373 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,166 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 232 houses, 232 houses built of wood, 232 occupied houses, 140 houses of 2 stories, 123 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 85 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 660 chickens, 27 milk cows, 10 other cattle, 8 horses aged over 3 years, 5 ducks, 4 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3 geese, 3 swine, 1 sheep. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB020002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB020002— 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). "St. John, Brook’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-brook-s-ward-quartier-nb020002-1891/.