Lepreau, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Lepreau was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 347. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.215°N, 66.524°W.
Population
In 1901, Lepreau had a population of 347: 196 male and 151 female residents. Population density was 3.9 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Lepreau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 70 |
| Number of females | 151 |
| Number of males | 196 |
| Number of married females | 62 |
| Number of married males | 61 |
| Number of single females | 75 |
| Number of single males | 130 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| POP F | 151 |
| POP M | 196 |
| POP TOT | 347 |
| Total population | 347 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 70 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 51,609 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 51,609 |
| FAMILIES | 70 |
| HOUSES | 70 |
| MARRIED F | 62 |
| MARRIED M | 61 |
| SINGLE F | 75 |
| SINGLE M | 130 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015006— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lepreau-nb015006-1901/.