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 125 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 405 |
| Number of families | 405 |
| Number of females | 916 |
| Number of males | 922 |
| Number of married females | 340 |
| Number of married males | 341 |
| Number of married persons | 681 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP F | 916 |
| POP M | 922 |
| POP TOT | 1,838 |
| Total population | 1,838 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 504 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 555 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,059 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,838 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 401 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 398 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 62 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 302 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 179 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 401 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 108 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 90 |
| Acres of hay crops | 93 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 107 |
| Acres of land in farms | 215 |
| Acres of oats | 19 |
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 77 |
| BWT BU | 100 |
| HAY AC | 93 |
| HAY TONS | 158 |
| Number of chickens | 602 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 50 |
| Number of milk cows | 27 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 14 |
| Number of other cattle | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| OAT AC | 19 |
| OAT BU | 305 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 360 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 300 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 158 |
Other recorded variables (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 504 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 555 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,059 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 405 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 602 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 50 |
| HOUSES | 401 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 179 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 302 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 398 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 340 |
| MD MALE | 341 |
| MD TOT | 681 |
| MILK COWS | 27 |
| NAME CD | St. John, City—Cité |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 12 |
| OC TOT | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 6 |
| OTHERS | 1,838 |
| SUP AM | 107 |
| SUP FOR | 108 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 12 |
| SUP SC | 90 |
| SUP TOT | 215 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 401 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 77 |
| WID FEM | 72 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
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/.