St. John, Guy’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. John, Guy’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.262°N, 66.075°W.
Population
In 1891, St. John, Guy’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,838: 922 male and 916 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,982 |
| 1881 | 1,978 |
| 1891 | 1,838 |
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 City, Guys ward-quartier, 1901 (85.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. John, Guy’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,838 total population, 922 males, 916 females, 681 married persons, 405 families, 341 married males, 340 married females, 98 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,059 single persons under 18, 555 single males under 18, 504 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,838 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 401 houses, 401 occupied houses, 398 houses built of wood, 302 houses of 2 stories, 179 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 70 houses of 4 rooms, 64 houses of 5 rooms, 62 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 3 stories, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of more than 3 stories, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 602 chickens, 360 bushels of potatoes, 305 bushels of oats, 300 pounds of homemade butter, 215 acres of land in farms, 158 tons of hay, 108 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 107 acres of improved land in farms, 100 bushels of buckwheat, 93 acres of hay crops, 90 acres of farmland under crops, 77 bushels of turnips, 50 horses aged over 3 years, 27 ducks, 27 milk cows, 19 acres of oats, 14 occupants of farms, 12 acres of farmland in pasture, 12 farm occupants who own their land, 11 acres of potatoes, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 other cattle, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 geese, 1 acres of turnips, 1 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB020004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB020004— 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 1891 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, Guy’s, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-guy-s-ward-quartier-nb020004-1891/.