St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier was a census subdivision in St. John (County) County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.272°N, 66.079°W.
Population
In 1881, St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier had a population of 3,797: 1,876 male and 1,921 female residents. Population density was 8789.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,797 |
| 1891 | 3,629 |
| 1901 | 4,278 |
| 1911 | 4,614 |
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 Portland, 1871 (3.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier
- St. John City, Lorne ward-quartier
- St. John City, Stanley ward-quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 758 |
| Number of families | 758 |
| Number of females | 1,921 |
| Number of males | 1,876 |
| Number of married females | 606 |
| Number of married males | 596 |
| Number of married persons | 1,202 |
| Number of widowed females | 174 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| Number of widowed persons | 237 |
| POP TOT | 3,797 |
| Total population | 3,797 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,141 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,217 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,358 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 369 |
| Number of occupied houses | 369 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 14 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25 |
| HAY AC | 14 |
| HAY TONS | 14 |
| POT BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 1,679 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 238 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 29 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 32 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 2,885 |
| Number of fishing boats | 41 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 49 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 238 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 49 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 41 |
| C UNMD F | 1,141 |
| C UNMD M | 1,217 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,358 |
| CD NAME | St. John (County) |
| D OCC | 369 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 5 |
| FEMALE | 1,921 |
| GSP XB Q | 1,679 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 369 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,876 |
| MD F | 606 |
| MD M | 596 |
| MD TOT | 1,202 |
| NET XX F | 2,885 |
| NUMBER CD | 25 |
| SHD XB Q | 32 |
| SLM XB Q | 29 |
| WID F | 174 |
| WID M | 63 |
| WID TOT | 237 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032011— 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, Lansdowne ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-lansdowne-ward-quartier-nb025004-1881/.