Lepreau, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Lepreau was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 423. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.215°N, 66.524°W.
Population
In 1891, Lepreau had a population of 423: 226 male and 197 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 562 |
| 1881 | 534 |
| 1891 | 423 |
| 1901 | 347 |
| 1911 | 446 |
| 1921 | 417 |
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, Lepreau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 423 total population, 226 males, 197 females, 130 married persons, 76 families, 66 married females, 64 married males, 18 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 275 single persons under 18, 153 single males under 18, 122 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 423 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 74 occupied houses, 73 houses, 73 houses built of wood, 64 houses of 1 story, 36 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,510 pounds of homemade butter, 5,404 acres of land in farms, 4,464 bushels of potatoes, 4,382 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,529 bushels of oats, 1,092 bushels of turnips, 1,022 acres of improved land in farms, 754 chickens, 663 acres of farmland under crops, 477 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 428 acres of hay crops, 355 acres of farmland in pasture, 343 tons of hay, 130 milk cows, 114 sheep, 72 occupants of farms, 68 other cattle, 68 sheep slaughtered or sold, 63 acres of oats, 62 farm occupants who own their land, 49 acres of potatoes, 46 cattle killed or sold, 43 swine slaughtered or sold, 34 geese, 34 horses aged over 3 years, 29 bushels of buckwheat, 27 bushels of peas, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 20 oxen, 20 swine, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 turkeys, 9 ducks, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365835
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepreau_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Lepreau
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). "Lepreau, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lepreau-nb013006-1891/.