St. John City, Kings ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. John City, Kings ward-quartier was a census subdivision in St. John (City—Ville) County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,070. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.275°N, 66.065°W.
Population
In 1881, St. John City, Kings ward-quartier had a population of 3,070: 1,451 male and 1,619 female residents. Population density was 18437.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,785 |
| 1881 | 3,070 |
| 1891 | 2,762 |
| 1901 | 2,364 |
| 1911 | 2,038 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. John City, Kings ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier
- St. John City, Queens ward-quartier
- St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier
- St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 609 |
| Number of families | 609 |
| Number of females | 1,619 |
| Number of males | 1,451 |
| Number of married females | 462 |
| Number of married males | 458 |
| Number of married persons | 920 |
| Number of widowed females | 159 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 213 |
| POP TOT | 3,070 |
| Total population | 3,070 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 998 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 939 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,937 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 411 |
| Number of occupied houses | 411 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Fisheries (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 40 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 142 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 260 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 3 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 970 |
| Number of fishing boats | 8 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 8 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 3 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 260 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 8 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 8 |
| C UNMD F | 998 |
| C UNMD M | 939 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,937 |
| CD NAME | St. John (City—Ville) |
| D OCC | 411 |
| EEL XB Q | 40 |
| FEMALE | 1,619 |
| GSP XB Q | 142 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 411 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 1,451 |
| MD F | 462 |
| MD M | 458 |
| MD TOT | 920 |
| NET XX F | 970 |
| NUMBER CD | 24 |
| SHD XB Q | 3 |
| SLM XB Q | 8 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 3 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 159 |
| WID M | 54 |
| WID TOT | 213 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032010— 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 1881 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, Kings ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-kings-ward-quartier-nb024003-1881/.