St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier was a census subdivision in St. John (County) County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,215. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.287°N, 66.054°W.
Population
In 1881, St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier had a population of 3,215: 1,531 male and 1,684 female residents. Population density was 3721.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,215 |
| 1891 | 3,338 |
| 1901 | 3,263 |
| 1911 | 3,659 |
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 (6.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Simonds
- St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier
- St. John City, Stanley ward-quartier
- St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier
- St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 661 |
| Number of families | 661 |
| Number of females | 1,684 |
| Number of males | 1,531 |
| Number of married females | 513 |
| Number of married males | 514 |
| Number of married persons | 1,027 |
| Number of widowed females | 125 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 161 |
| POP TOT | 3,215 |
| Total population | 3,215 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,046 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 981 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,027 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 383 |
| Number of occupied houses | 384 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 191 |
| Acres of potatoes | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 360 |
| HAY AC | 191 |
| HAY TONS | 345 |
| OAT BU | 60 |
| POT AC | 6 |
| POT BU | 160 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 345 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,046 |
| C UNMD M | 981 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,027 |
| CD NAME | St. John (County) |
| D OCC | 384 |
| FEMALE | 1,684 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 383 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,531 |
| MD F | 513 |
| MD M | 514 |
| MD TOT | 1,027 |
| NUMBER CD | 25 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| WID F | 125 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 161 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032017— 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, Victoria ward-quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-city-victoria-ward-quartier-nb025006-1881/.