St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,806. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.279°N, 66.057°W.
Population
In 1891, St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,806: 1,674 male and 2,132 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,008 |
| 1881 | 4,478 |
| 1891 | 3,806 |
| 1901 | 4,450 |
| 1911 | 4,567 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Portland, Victoria, Ward—Quartier
- St. John City, Kings ward-quartier
- St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,806 total population, 2,132 females, 1,674 males, 1,216 married persons, 770 families, 608 married females, 608 married males, 219 widowed persons, 173 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,371 single persons under 18, 1,351 single females under 18, 1,020 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,787 persons who are not French Canadian, 19 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 616 houses, 616 occupied houses, 582 houses built of wood, 468 houses of 2 stories, 313 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 138 houses of 3 stories, 115 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 59 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of over 15 rooms, 31 houses built of brick, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 1 story, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,509 acres of land in farms, 816 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 693 acres of improved land in farms, 660 bushels of oats, 490 pounds of homemade butter, 424 acres of farmland under crops, 347 bushels of potatoes, 308 bushels of buckwheat, 287 chickens, 266 acres of hay crops, 259 acres of farmland in pasture, 242 tons of hay, 172 horses aged over 3 years, 122 bushels of turnips, 44 acres of oats, 27 milk cows, 20 bushels of peas, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 ducks, 12 farm occupants who own their land, 12 occupants of farms, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 acres of potatoes, 5 bushels of beans, 5 swine, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 geese, 3 oxen, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 other cattle, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB020009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032018— 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 1891 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, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-wellington-ward-quartier-nb020009-1891/.