Lorne, Manitoba (1891 census)
Lorne was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,588. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660604. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.400°N, 98.817°W.
Population
In 1891, Lorne had a population of 2,588: 1,425 male and 1,163 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,588 |
| 1901 | 3,286 |
| 1921 | 4,837 |
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 South Western, 1881 (4.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,588 total population, 1,425 males, 1,163 females, 830 married persons, 583 families, 422 married males, 408 married females, 45 widowed persons, 24 widowed males, 21 widowed females, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,713 single persons under 18, 979 single males under 18, 734 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,866 persons who are not French Canadian, 722 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 559 occupied houses, 532 houses, 532 houses built of wood, 368 houses of 1 story, 164 houses of 2 stories, 163 houses of 2 rooms, 115 houses of 1 room, 108 houses of 3 rooms, 82 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 36 uninhabited houses, 27 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 130,217 bushels of spring wheat, 112,622 acres of land in farms, 110,042 pounds of homemade butter, 84,619 acres of farmland in pasture, 84,540 bushels of oats, 33,555 bushels of barley, 32,444 bushels of potatoes, 14,360 acres of farmland under crops, 14,360 acres of improved land in farms, 13,643 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,790 tons of hay, 10,767 chickens, 9,598 acres of wheat, 7,385 bushels of turnips, 3,283 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,147 acres of oats, 2,945 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,776 other cattle, 1,637 milk cows, 1,415 acres of barley, 1,010 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,004 horses aged over 3 years, 982 swine, 874 sheep, 782 cattle killed or sold, 541 occupants of farms, 511 farm occupants who own their land, 433 oxen, 432 horses aged 3 years and under, 343 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 330 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 264 turkeys, 237 sheep slaughtered or sold, 184 acres of potatoes, 168 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 154 geese, 128 ducks, 115 bushels of peas, 42 other fowl, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 acres of turnips, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB157002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660604
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Lorne
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). "Lorne, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/lorne-mb009016-1891/.