St. John City, Kings ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)
St. John City, Kings ward-quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,038. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.275°N, 66.065°W.
Population
In 1911, St. John City, Kings ward-quartier had a population of 2,038: 977 male and 1,061 female residents. Population density was 14557.1 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).
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 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 14,557.14 population per square mile, 2,038 total population, 1,061 females in the population, 977 males in the population, 621 single (never-married) females, 599 single (never-married) males, 408 families, 343 married males, 318 married females, 121 widowed females, 88 area in acres, 33 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 0.14 area in square miles. 2,364 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 556 persons of British origin (Irish), 298 persons of British origin (English), 120 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 71 persons of French origin, 16 persons of German origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 10 persons of Greek origin, 6 persons of Chinese origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 114 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 824 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 720 Roman Catholics, 563 Anglicans (Church of England), 224 Baptists, 204 Presbyterians, 162 Methodists, 114 Jews, 16 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 13 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Congregationalists, 5 Lutherans, 2 Adventists, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 276 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032010— 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 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, Kings ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-kings-ward-quartier-nb032010-1911/.