St. John, Sydney, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1911 census)
St. John, Sydney, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,414. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.266°N, 66.054°W.
Population
In 1911, St. John, Sydney, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,414: 1,125 male and 1,289 female residents. Population density was 5613.9 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).
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, C, 1921 (1.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. John, Sydney, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,613.95 population per square mile, 2,414 total population, 1,289 females in the population, 1,125 males in the population, 747 single (never-married) females, 668 single (never-married) males, 527 families, 428 married females, 425 married males, 273 area in acres, 112 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 0.43 area in square miles. 2,286 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 805 persons of British origin (Irish), 663 persons of British origin (English), 294 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 49 persons of French origin, 18 persons of German origin, 17 persons of Scandinavian origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese origin. 32 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 899 Roman Catholics, 677 Anglicans (Church of England), 508 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 316 Baptists, 305 Methodists, 161 Presbyterians, 19 Salvation Army adherents, 14 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Brethren, 3 Lutherans, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 276 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032016— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-sydney-ward-quartier-nb032016-1911/.