St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,976. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.279°N, 66.051°W.
Population
In 1871, St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,976: 2,424 male and 2,552 female residents. Population density was 19206.5 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).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Portland
- Simonds
- St. John City, Kings ward-quartier
- St. John City, Queens ward-quartier
- St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 923 |
| Number of females | 2,552 |
| Number of males | 2,424 |
| Number of married females | 736 |
| Number of married males | 737 |
| Number of married persons | 1,473 |
| Number of widowed females | 212 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 269 |
| Total population | 4,976 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,604 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,630 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,234 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 472 |
| Number of occupied houses | 472 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 88 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 88 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| CD | 174 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 923 |
| FEMALE | 2,552 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 472 |
| INHABITED | 472 |
| MALE | 2,424 |
| MARRIED F | 736 |
| MARRIED M | 737 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,473 |
| POPULATION | 4,976 |
| SINGLE F | 1,604 |
| SINGLE M | 1,630 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,234 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 212 |
| WIDOWED M | 57 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 269 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB174001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-prince-ward-quartier-nb174001-1871/.