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 density was 4.8 people per square mile.
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 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 76 |
| Number of families | 76 |
| Number of females | 197 |
| Number of males | 226 |
| Number of married females | 66 |
| Number of married males | 64 |
| Number of married persons | 130 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 197 |
| POP M | 226 |
| POP TOT | 423 |
| Total population | 423 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 122 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 153 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 275 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 423 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 73 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 73 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 64 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 355 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,382 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 663 |
| Acres of hay crops | 428 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,022 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,404 |
| Acres of oats | 63 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,529 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,464 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,092 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 29 |
| HAY AC | 428 |
| HAY TONS | 343 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 46 |
| Number of chickens | 754 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 62 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 34 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 34 |
| Number of milk cows | 130 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 72 |
| Number of other cattle | 68 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 114 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 68 |
| Number of swine | 20 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 63 |
| OAT BU | 1,529 |
| PEA BU | 27 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 4,464 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 477 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,510 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 343 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,510 |
| CATTLE KS | 46 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 122 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 275 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 477 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 76 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 34 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 754 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 34 |
| HOUSES | 73 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 73 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 66 |
| MD MALE | 64 |
| MD TOT | 130 |
| MILK COWS | 130 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 62 |
| OC TOT | 72 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 68 |
| OTHERS | 423 |
| SHEEP | 114 |
| SHEEP KS | 68 |
| SUP AM | 1,022 |
| SUP FOR | 4,382 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 355 |
| SUP SC | 663 |
| SUP TOT | 5,404 |
| SWINE | 20 |
| SWINE KS | 43 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 74 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,092 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
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/.