St. John City, Stanley ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. John City, Stanley ward-quartier was a census subdivision in St. John (County) County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,000. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.305°N, 66.076°W.
Population
In 1881, St. John City, Stanley ward-quartier had a population of 1,000: 517 male and 483 female residents. Population density was 92.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,000 |
| 1891 | 952 |
| 1901 | 905 |
| 1911 | 1,155 |
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 (83.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. John City, Stanley ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Simonds
- St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier
- St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier
- St. John City, Lorne ward-quartier
- St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 187 |
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 483 |
| Number of males | 517 |
| Number of married females | 157 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 315 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 1,000 |
| Total population | 1,000 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 352 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 651 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 159 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 402 |
| Acres of potatoes | 109 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,119 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,131 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,244 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 806 |
| BWT BU | 127 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 402 |
| HAY TONS | 729 |
| OAT BU | 1,119 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 109 |
| POT BU | 3,244 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 729 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 3 |
| Number of fishing boats | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 3 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 3 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 2 |
| C UNMD F | 299 |
| C UNMD M | 352 |
| C UNMD TOT | 651 |
| CD NAME | St. John (County) |
| D OCC | 162 |
| FEMALE | 483 |
| GSP XB Q | 1,000 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 159 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 517 |
| MD F | 157 |
| MD M | 158 |
| MD TOT | 315 |
| NET XX F | 3 |
| NUMBER CD | 25 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,131 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 806 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032015— 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, Stanley ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-stanley-ward-quartier-nb025007-1881/.