St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)
St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.282°N, 66.070°W.
Population
In 1911, St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier had a population of 4,022: 2,035 male and 1,987 female residents. Population density was 8557.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 4,100 |
| 1911 | 4,022 |
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, C, 1921 (3.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- St. John City, Kings ward-quartier
- St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier
- St. John City, Stanley ward-quartier
- St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 8,557.45 population per square mile, 4,022 total population, 2,035 males in the population, 1,987 females in the population, 1,221 single (never-married) males, 1,152 single (never-married) females, 845 families, 748 married males, 737 married females, 299 area in acres, 73 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 29 males with marital status not given, 25 females with marital status not given, 0.47 area in square miles. 4,100 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,073 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,031 persons of British origin (English), 443 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 41 persons of Scandinavian origin, 35 persons of German origin, 33 persons of French origin, 20 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Polish origin, 6 persons of Swiss origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Greek origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin. 290 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,326 Roman Catholics, 671 Anglicans (Church of England), 633 Methodists, 557 Baptists, 492 Presbyterians, 290 Jews, 26 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 17 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Congregationalists, 2 Adventists, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Lutherans, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 434 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032008— 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 1911 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 City, Dufferin ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-dufferin-ward-quartier-nb032008-1911/.