Leeds, East—Est, Quebec (1891 census)
Leeds, East—Est was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 655. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.276°N, 71.222°W.
Population
In 1891, Leeds, East—Est had a population of 655: 328 male and 327 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 655 |
| 1901 | 693 |
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 Leeds, 1881 (29.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Leeds, East—Est shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 655 total population, 328 males, 327 females, 211 married persons, 119 families, 106 married males, 105 married females, 27 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 417 single persons under 18, 217 single males under 18, 200 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 389 persons who are not French Canadian, 266 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 117 houses, 117 houses built of wood, 117 occupied houses, 99 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 2 stories, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,578 pounds of homemade butter, 13,237 acres of land in farms, 12,625 bushels of oats, 10,579 bushels of potatoes, 6,817 acres of improved land in farms, 6,420 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,848 acres of farmland under crops, 2,618 bushels of buckwheat, 2,493 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,083 chickens, 2,014 acres of hay crops, 1,936 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,926 tons of hay, 1,146 bushels of barley, 658 acres of oats, 654 sheep, 544 other cattle, 538 sheep slaughtered or sold, 477 bushels of turnips, 456 milk cows, 347 cattle killed or sold, 236 bushels of spring wheat, 220 swine slaughtered or sold, 142 horses aged over 3 years, 133 bushels of peas, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 112 occupants of farms, 111 farm occupants who own their land, 92 oxen, 88 swine, 83 acres of potatoes, 74 acres of barley, 58 geese, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 turkeys, 40 ducks, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 acres of wheat, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 other fowl, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Leeds, East—Est, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/leeds-east-est-qc168006-1891/.