St. John City, Guys ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)
St. John City, Guys ward-quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.262°N, 66.075°W.
Population
In 1911, St. John City, Guys ward-quartier had a population of 2,999: 1,460 male and 1,539 female residents. Population density was 10710.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,856 |
| 1911 | 2,999 |
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 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. John City, Guys ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 10,710.72 population per square mile, 2,999 total population, 1,539 females in the population, 1,460 males in the population, 842 single (never-married) females, 834 single (never-married) males, 667 families, 587 married males, 573 married females, 182 area in acres, 123 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 0.28 area in square miles. 2,856 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 1,614 persons of British origin (English), 804 persons of British origin (Irish), 345 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 48 persons of French origin, 23 persons of Scandinavian origin, 15 persons of German origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Chinese origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin. 50 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. 17 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 1,028 Baptists, 736 Anglicans (Church of England), 522 Methodists, 364 Roman Catholics, 313 Presbyterians, 63 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 17 Jews, 8 Salvation Army adherents, 6 Brethren, 4 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 451 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032009— 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, Guys ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-guys-ward-quartier-nb032009-1911/.