Lorne, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Lorne was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 316. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.123°N, 67.143°W.
Population
In 1881, Lorne had a population of 316: 170 male and 146 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).
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 Saint Leonard’s, 1871 (37.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 54 |
| Number of families | 54 |
| Number of females | 146 |
| Number of males | 170 |
| Number of married females | 46 |
| Number of married males | 46 |
| Number of married persons | 92 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP TOT | 316 |
| Total population | 316 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 98 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 123 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 221 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 52 |
| Number of occupied houses | 54 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 395 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of wheat | 100 |
| BAR BU | 93 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,402 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,128 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,150 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,784 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,505 |
| BWT BU | 2,402 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 395 |
| HAY TONS | 490 |
| OAT BU | 5,128 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 5,150 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 490 |
| WHT AC | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,784 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 98 |
| C UNMD M | 123 |
| C UNMD TOT | 221 |
| D OCC | 54 |
| FEMALE | 146 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H INHAB | 52 |
| MALE | 170 |
| MD F | 46 |
| MD M | 46 |
| MD TOT | 92 |
| NUMBER CD | 32 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 103 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 2,505 |
| WID F | 2 |
| WID M | 1 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032013— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lorne-nb032013-1881/.