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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 316 total population, 170 males, 146 females, 92 married persons, 54 families, 46 married females, 46 married males, 3 widowed persons, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 221 single persons under 18, 123 single males under 18, 98 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 54 occupied houses, 52 inhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,150 bushels of potatoes, 5,128 bushels of oats, 2,505 bushels of turnips, 2,402 bushels of buckwheat, 1,784 bushels of spring wheat, 490 tons of hay, 395 acres of hay crops, 103 bushels of other root crops, 100 acres of wheat, 93 bushels of barley, 53 bushels of peas and beans, 44 acres of potatoes, 15 bushels of corn, 8 bushels of rye, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald Fraser | 1869–1932 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 316 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.