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 density was 0.5 people per square mile.
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 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 57 |
| Number of families | 57 |
| Number of females | 131 |
| Number of males | 178 |
| Number of married females | 41 |
| Number of married males | 41 |
| Number of married persons | 82 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 131 |
| POP M | 178 |
| POP TOT | 309 |
| Total population | 309 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 84 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 131 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 215 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 309 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 54 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 54 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 52 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 56 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 335 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,675 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,617 |
| Acres of hay crops | 724 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,961 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,636 |
| Acres of oats | 310 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 15 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 156 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,150 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,053 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,062 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 430 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 2,150 |
| HAY AC | 724 |
| HAY TONS | 999 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 70 |
| Number of chickens | 752 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 71 |
| Number of milk cows | 137 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 57 |
| Number of other cattle | 163 |
| Number of oxen | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 280 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 169 |
| Number of swine | 40 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 65 |
| Number of turkeys | 23 |
| OAT AC | 310 |
| OAT BU | 7,053 |
| PEA BU | 62 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 3,062 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,703 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,450 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 999 |
| WHT AC | 15 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 137 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,450 |
| CATTLE KS | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 84 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 131 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 215 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 57 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,703 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 752 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 71 |
| HOUSES | 54 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 54 |
| MD FEM | 41 |
| MD MALE | 41 |
| MD TOT | 82 |
| MILK COWS | 137 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC P | 57 |
| OC TOT | 57 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 163 |
| OTHERS | 309 |
| SHEEP | 280 |
| SHEEP KS | 169 |
| SUP AM | 1,961 |
| SUP FOR | 6,675 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 335 |
| SUP SC | 1,617 |
| SUP TOT | 8,636 |
| SWINE | 40 |
| SWINE KS | 65 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 56 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 430 |
| TURKEY | 23 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 42 |
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/.