St. John City, Dukes ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)
St. John City, Dukes ward-quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.270°N, 66.056°W.
Population
In 1911, St. John City, Dukes ward-quartier had a population of 2,879: 1,299 male and 1,580 female residents. Population density was 15994.4 people per square mile.
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 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. John City, Dukes ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 15,994.44 population per square mile, 2,879 total population, 1,580 females in the population, 1,299 males in the population, 880 single (never-married) females, 713 single (never-married) males, 670 families, 550 married males, 549 married females, 148 widowed females, 118 area in acres, 36 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 0.18 area in square miles. 3,048 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 689 persons of British origin (English), 423 persons of British origin (Irish), 366 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of German origin, 7 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Chinese origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 34 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,318 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 815 Anglicans (Church of England), 545 Roman Catholics, 490 Methodists, 466 Presbyterians, 457 Baptists, 50 Salvation Army adherents, 19 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Congregationalists, 13 Brethren, 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 534 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Henry Tuck | 1831–1913 | died here |
| Alice Catharine Davis | 1834–1915 | died here |
| J. V. (John Valentine) Ellis | 1835–1913 | died here |
| Howard Douglas Troop | 1839–1912 | died here |
| G. U. (George Upham) Hay | 1843–1913 | died here |
| Louisa Anne Donald | 1844–1915 | died here |
| Emma Sophia Skinner | 1852–1914 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032007— 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, Dukes ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-dukes-ward-quartier-nb032007-1911/.