St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in St. John (City—Ville) County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.279°N, 66.051°W.
Population
In 1881, St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier had a population of 5,132: 2,480 male and 2,652 female residents. Population density was 19808.7 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 1881
In the 1881 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, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,036 |
| Number of families | 1,036 |
| Number of females | 2,652 |
| Number of males | 2,480 |
| Number of married females | 756 |
| Number of married males | 772 |
| Number of married persons | 1,528 |
| Number of widowed females | 213 |
| Number of widowed males | 72 |
| Number of widowed persons | 285 |
| POP TOT | 5,132 |
| Total population | 5,132 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,683 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,636 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,319 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 628 |
| Number of occupied houses | 628 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,683 |
| C UNMD M | 1,636 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,319 |
| CD NAME | St. John (City—Ville) |
| D OCC | 628 |
| FEMALE | 2,652 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 628 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 2,480 |
| MD F | 756 |
| MD M | 772 |
| MD TOT | 1,528 |
| NUMBER CD | 24 |
| WID F | 213 |
| WID M | 72 |
| WID TOT | 285 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024001— 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 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, Prince, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-prince-ward-quartier-nb024001-1881/.