St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1901 census)
St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.279°N, 66.051°W.
Population
In 1901, St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,760: 2,244 male and 2,516 female residents. Population density was 18372.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,976 |
| 1881 | 5,132 |
| 1891 | 4,348 |
| 1901 | 4,760 |
| 1911 | 4,850 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Simonds
- St. John City, Kings ward-quartier
- St. John City, Queens ward-quartier
- St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier
- St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,031 |
| Number of females | 2,516 |
| Number of males | 2,244 |
| Number of married females | 779 |
| Number of married males | 785 |
| Number of single females | 1,500 |
| Number of single males | 1,387 |
| Number of widowed females | 237 |
| Number of widowed males | 72 |
| POP F | 2,516 |
| POP M | 2,244 |
| POP TOT | 4,760 |
| Total population | 4,760 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 707 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 152 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 152 |
| FAMILIES | 1,031 |
| HOUSES | 707 |
| MARRIED F | 779 |
| MARRIED M | 785 |
| SINGLE F | 1,500 |
| SINGLE M | 1,387 |
| WIDOWED F | 237 |
| WIDOWED M | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB021005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032013— 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 1901 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, Prince, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-prince-ward-quartier-nb021005-1901/.