Lorne, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Lorne was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 309. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.123°N, 67.143°W.
Population
In 1891, Lorne had a population of 309: 178 male and 131 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 316 |
| 1891 | 309 |
| 1901 | 453 |
| 1911 | 625 |
| 1921 | 731 |
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, Lorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 309 total population, 178 males, 131 females, 82 married persons, 57 families, 41 married females, 41 married males, 12 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 215 single persons under 18, 131 single males under 18, 84 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 309 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 56 occupied houses, 54 houses, 54 houses built of wood, 52 houses of 1 story, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,450 pounds of homemade butter, 8,636 acres of land in farms, 7,053 bushels of oats, 6,675 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,062 bushels of potatoes, 2,150 bushels of buckwheat, 1,961 acres of improved land in farms, 1,703 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,617 acres of farmland under crops, 999 tons of hay, 752 chickens, 724 acres of hay crops, 430 bushels of turnips, 335 acres of farmland in pasture, 310 acres of oats, 280 sheep, 169 sheep slaughtered or sold, 163 other cattle, 156 bushels of barley, 137 bushels of spring wheat, 137 milk cows, 71 horses aged over 3 years, 70 cattle killed or sold, 65 swine slaughtered or sold, 62 bushels of peas, 57 farm occupants who own their land, 57 occupants of farms, 42 oxen, 40 swine, 37 acres of potatoes, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 ducks, 30 geese, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 turkeys, 17 acres of barley, 15 acres of wheat, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 9 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald Fraser | 1869–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365837
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Lorne
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). "Lorne, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lorne-nb023005-1891/.