St. John, Sydney, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1901 census)
St. John, Sydney, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,286. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.266°N, 66.054°W.
Population
In 1901, St. John, Sydney, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,286: 1,088 male and 1,198 female residents. Population density was 9104.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,265 |
| 1881 | 2,484 |
| 1891 | 2,240 |
| 1901 | 2,286 |
| 1911 | 2,414 |
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, Sydney, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
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 | 487 |
| Number of females | 1,198 |
| Number of males | 1,088 |
| Number of married females | 373 |
| Number of married males | 372 |
| Number of single females | 719 |
| Number of single males | 675 |
| Number of widowed females | 106 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| POP F | 1,198 |
| POP M | 1,088 |
| POP TOT | 2,286 |
| Total population | 2,286 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 357 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 273 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 273 |
| FAMILIES | 487 |
| HOUSES | 357 |
| MARRIED F | 373 |
| MARRIED M | 372 |
| SINGLE F | 719 |
| SINGLE M | 675 |
| WIDOWED F | 106 |
| WIDOWED M | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB021007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032016— 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, Sydney, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-sydney-ward-quartier-nb021007-1901/.