St. John City, Queens ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)
St. John City, Queens ward-quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,409. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.273°N, 66.057°W.
Population
In 1911, St. John City, Queens ward-quartier had a population of 3,409: 1,461 male and 1,948 female residents. Population density was 16233.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,985 |
| 1881 | 3,432 |
| 1891 | 3,698 |
| 1901 | 3,571 |
| 1911 | 3,409 |
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, Queens ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- St. John City, Dukes ward-quartier
- St. John City, Kings ward-quartier
- St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 16,233.33 population per square mile, 3,409 total population, 1,948 females in the population, 1,461 males in the population, 1,141 single (never-married) females, 780 single (never-married) males, 729 families, 640 married males, 620 married females, 185 widowed females, 132 area in acres, 40 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced males, 0.21 area in square miles. 3,571 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 1,303 persons of British origin (English), 752 persons of British origin (Irish), 509 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of French origin, 36 persons of German origin, 24 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 19 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 17 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 891 Anglicans (Church of England), 753 Methodists, 675 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 667 Roman Catholics, 525 Presbyterians, 477 Baptists, 20 Congregationalists, 19 Jews, 16 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 Brethren, 11 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Disciples of Christ, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 569 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032014— 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, Queens ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-queens-ward-quartier-nb032014-1911/.