St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)
St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.272°N, 66.079°W.
Population
In 1911, St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier had a population of 4,614: 2,249 male and 2,365 female residents. Population density was 13981.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. John, C, 1921 (2.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 13,981.82 population per square mile, 4,614 total population, 2,365 females in the population, 2,249 males in the population, 1,368 single (never-married) males, 1,361 single (never-married) females, 952 families, 827 married males, 801 married females, 206 area in acres, 200 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 0.33 area in square miles. 4,278 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 1,057 persons of British origin (Irish), 874 persons of British origin (English), 282 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of German origin, 19 persons of Scandinavian origin, 15 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Chinese origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 42 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 2,264 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1,567 Roman Catholics, 1,099 Baptists, 929 Anglicans (Church of England), 576 Methodists, 296 Presbyterians, 42 Jews, 34 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 30 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 22 Salvation Army adherents, 11 Adventists, 3 Disciples of Christ, 2 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 500 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032011— 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 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, Lansdowne ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-lansdowne-ward-quartier-nb032011-1911/.