St. John City, Kings ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. John City, Kings ward-quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.275°N, 66.065°W.
Population
In 1871, St. John City, Kings ward-quartier had a population of 3,785: 1,814 male and 1,971 female residents. Population density was 22731.3 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. John City, Kings ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Portland
- St. John City, Queens ward-quartier
- St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier
- St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 815 |
| Number of females | 1,971 |
| Number of males | 1,814 |
| Number of married females | 587 |
| Number of married males | 588 |
| Number of married persons | 1,175 |
| Number of widowed females | 203 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 261 |
| Total population | 3,785 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,181 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,168 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,349 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 365 |
| Number of occupied houses | 365 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 85 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 85 |
| CD | 174 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 815 |
| FEMALE | 1,971 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 365 |
| INHABITED | 365 |
| MALE | 1,814 |
| MARRIED F | 587 |
| MARRIED M | 588 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,175 |
| POPULATION | 3,785 |
| SINGLE F | 1,181 |
| SINGLE M | 1,168 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,349 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 203 |
| WIDOWED M | 58 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 261 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB174003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-kings-ward-quartier-nb174003-1871/.