Lepreau, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Lepreau was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 562. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.215°N, 66.524°W.
Population
In 1871, Lepreau had a population of 562: 277 male and 285 female residents. Population density was 6.4 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).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lepreau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 100 |
| Number of females | 285 |
| Number of males | 277 |
| Number of married females | 84 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of married persons | 168 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 562 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 184 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 181 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 365 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 99 |
| Number of occupied houses | 99 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 300 |
| HAY TONS | 324 |
| OAT BU | 1,452 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 10,540 |
| Total area (acres) | 59,000 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 59,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 175 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 100 |
| FEMALE | 285 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 99 |
| INHABITED | 99 |
| MALE | 277 |
| MARRIED F | 84 |
| MARRIED M | 84 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 168 |
| POPULATION | 562 |
| ROOT BU | 525 |
| SINGLE F | 184 |
| SINGLE M | 181 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 365 |
| TUR BU | 1,430 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lepreau-nb175002-1871/.