St. Léonard, VL, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Léonard, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 747. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912492. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 72.352°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Léonard, VL had a population of 747: 379 male and 368 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 747 |
| 1881 | 1,349 |
| 1891 | 1,734 |
| 1901 | 1,403 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 529 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Léonard, VL, 1881 (82.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Léonard, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 747 total population, 379 males, 368 females, 226 married persons, 116 married males, 110 married females, 109 families, 9 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 512 single persons under 18, 261 single males under 18, 251 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 105 inhabited houses, 105 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 18,560 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912492
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "St. Léonard, VL, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-onard-vl-qc135014-1871/.