Lepreau, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Lepreau was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 446. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.215°N, 66.524°W.
Population
In 1911, Lepreau had a population of 446: 261 male and 185 female residents. Population density was 5.5 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lepreau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 51,609 area in acres, 446 total population, 261 males in the population, 185 females in the population, 175 single (never-married) males, 94 single (never-married) females, 91 families, 80.63 area in square miles, 78 married males, 73 married females, 18 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.53 population per square mile. 347 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 281 persons of British origin (Irish), 113 persons of British origin (English), 41 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of French origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 188 Anglicans (Church of England), 100 Baptists, 64 Roman Catholics, 54 Brethren, 14 Methodists, 14 Presbyterians, 10 Adventists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 88 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lepreau-nb026006-1911/.