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 density was 4429.4 people per square mile.
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 80 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 | 237 |
| Number of families | 237 |
| Number of females | 594 |
| Number of males | 574 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 377 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 594 |
| POP M | 574 |
| POP TOT | 1,168 |
| Total population | 1,168 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 746 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,166 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 232 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 232 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 85 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 140 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 123 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of chickens | 660 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 8 |
| Number of milk cows | 27 |
| Number of other cattle | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1 |
| Number of swine | 3 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 373 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 373 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 746 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 237 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 660 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 8 |
| HOUSES | 232 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 85 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 123 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 232 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 189 |
| MD TOT | 377 |
| MILK COWS | 27 |
| NAME CD | St. John, City—Cité |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 10 |
| OTHERS | 1,166 |
| SHEEP | 1 |
| SWINE | 3 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 232 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
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/.