St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. John, Wellington, 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 4,478. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.279°N, 66.057°W.
Population
In 1881, St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,478: 2,002 male and 2,476 female residents. Population density was 34079.0 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- St. John City, Kings ward-quartier
- St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier
- St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 866 |
| Number of families | 866 |
| Number of females | 2,476 |
| Number of males | 2,002 |
| Number of married females | 679 |
| Number of married males | 660 |
| Number of married persons | 1,339 |
| Number of widowed females | 227 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 265 |
| POP TOT | 4,478 |
| Total population | 4,478 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,570 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,304 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,874 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 597 |
| Number of occupied houses | 597 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 3,333 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 2,000 |
| Number of fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 2 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 3,333 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 2 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 1 |
| C UNMD F | 1,570 |
| C UNMD M | 1,304 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,874 |
| CD NAME | St. John (City—Ville) |
| D OCC | 597 |
| FEMALE | 2,476 |
| H INHAB | 597 |
| H UNINH | 39 |
| MALE | 2,002 |
| MD F | 679 |
| MD M | 660 |
| MD TOT | 1,339 |
| NET XX F | 2,000 |
| NUMBER CD | 24 |
| WID F | 227 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 265 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024002— 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 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, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-john-wellington-ward-quartier-nb024002-1881/.